A recent meeting ended at work and a colleague and I remained in the room, furiously typing emails. We finished, looked up, and realized we hadn’t done our catch-up chat in awhile.

We ended up talking family stuff (he has four kids - FOUR! - which I cannot even comprehend) and how we do the fatherly juggle.

“I don’t know how you do it with four. Your wife has a flexible schedule, right?” I inquired, digging for the magic potion to his life.

“Yes, but she teaches piano and has a weird schedule, so I am frequently the carpooler.” He replied, graciously, clearly a very involved father.

He continued: “Probably the only reason I still work here is because I can work from home a few days a week.”

Shocked? Read the rest of this entry »

Hey, did you know that Redbook can tell you how to keep your “man” in love with you for all of eternity?

It’s true. Just go and read this. Or, if you’re too lazy to click, I’ll give you the summary (with commentary, of course).

#1: Play Poker: I guess many men actually play poker regularly and they think it important, or would find it appealing, if their wives could play, too? Read the rest of this entry »

“It’s possible that these video montages are the only time in a guy’s life that he’ll cry in front of another guy.”

So I have a penchant for blog polls: How many of you have witnessed a man crying? Show of hands, please.

I’m going to guess the answer is a small number.

One more question for ya: Any idea to what the above quote is referring?

That’s right, the horrible corny song-cum-video-clips that CBS strings together at the end of the NCAA Men’s college basketball tournament, and yes, we all sit around after the game is over and wait for it, because, yes, it IS touching. Read the rest of this entry »