Remember those evolutionary diagrams in school where the knuckle-dragging monkey transforms step-by-step into an upright regular Joe? (Why is it that, in all of my recollections, the monkey transforms into a guy and not a girl? I’m pretty sure that was a not-so-subtle jab at the guys in general.) Now if you were to take [...]

Like a lot of men out there my husband hates shopping.  At first I thought it was because he despised going to a crowded mall and rummaging through sale racks, since he refuses to pay full price for any kind of clothing other than ski gear.  Yet, as our marriage progressed I began to realize [...]

About six weeks ago my wife decided a “girl’s weekend” was in order. Such outings help to maintain a reasonable level of mom sanity, which is never a bad thing. Unfortunately for my four small boys, a “girl’s weekend” typically translates into a modified reenactment of Lord of the Flies back at home. Forget about [...]