Goo Goo Dolls and Elmo November 6, 2008

I used to watch the news or Morning Joe or Sportscenter in the morning, but those days are gone.   Now I watch Sesame Street with my daughter, and I must say, it totally rocks…literally. 
Helena loves Elmo, and knows Snuffy, Oscar, Zoe and the gang.  For some reason she says Big Bird, with a Long Island [...]

My New Sport April 19, 2007

Which team in Connecticut has been crowned an NCAA champ the most times in the past 10 years?
If you answer the UConn women’s basketball team, you are wrong. It is the Trinity College men’s squash team with nine championships since the 1990s, an amazing record of accomplishment.
I recently joined the squash club at Trinity and [...]

Time for a family car! March 30, 2007

Along with our new baby, Helena, came plenty of stuff. I’m talking a stroller, a car seat, a portable playpen, toys, diaper bags and the list goes on.
Kara and I are finding that going for a short trip requires bringing much of that “stuff.” Our sedan isn’t going to work as the primary family car; [...]

St. Patrick’s Day Parade March 21, 2007

Winter Storm Brendan snowed out St. Patrick’s Day and gave me another chance to write this entry about one of my favorite Connecticut events: The Hartford St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
The parade takes place this Saturday, March 24 at 11 a.m. It features a fantastic celebration of Irish culture, along with marching bands, floats, celebrities, dignitaries, [...]