montel, you bad boy

… that’s what I say to my cat Monte, in jest, at least once a day.  She’s a very sweet orange tabby, and Mary Ann really loves her.  She’s almost 2 years old, has accompanied us to Idaho, and ran up a little vet bill 2 weeks ago. On a Thursday...

why I love being a dad

I had an awsome weekend, a hard rocking surf gig Saturday evening with a nice cocktail gathering afterward, then played catch on the field at ATT Park on fathers day before the Giants game. My kids can be very funny, this morning they presented me with fathers day...

what I’m doing for father’s day

Scanning sfgate.com recently, I saw a still from Field of Dreams where Costner and Liotta are playing catch. The article referred to a KNBR promotion contest for Father’s Day, where 68 dads vie for the chance to play catch with their kid on the field before a...

Do the little things right

Both kids made me proud this week with their skills on the diamond.  Wednesday at Chabot, in a scoreless tie with the Tigers and runner on 2nd, Eric fielded a hard single to right.  He’s played just long enough, and seen other kids make incorrect decisions...

the roller coaster I ride

Over the course of the last 7 days I’ve experienced some highs and lows, almost all highs, but one notable low. Last Sunday night, after a weekend full of Little League baseball (Eric’s team won twice, I umpired a well played game Sunday afternoon), the...

wii fit

We drove the van to Idaho for thanksgiving with the Maguires – that’s a story unto itself.  The weather was decent enough, fairly cold overnight and until about noon each day, so we spent a bit of time indoors.  I’d never played wii fit games before,...