Soccer Dad

I thought I would never become a soccer dad. And so I never enrolled Michelle in any league sports. But she liked one thing, then another and they accumulated until now I spend most evenings driving my seven year old around town for: Horse Riding Gymnastics Ice skating Swimming I am also helping her learn… Continue reading Soccer Dad

Not Sitting Next to Indian on Plane

Via the awesome Ta-Nehisi Coates, here’s a story of a half-Jewish half-Arab woman blogger whose flight to Detroit turned into being handcuffed and questioned all apparently because she was sitting next to two Indians who took too long in the loo in the plane on September 11, 2011. Someone shouted for us to place our… Continue reading Not Sitting Next to Indian on Plane

New Car: Prius

Amber had been driving a Corolla for a while, which was unacceptable. So we decided to get a new car for her. One of the major requirements was that its gas consumption be better than the Corolla (city 26mpg, Hwy 36mpg, combined 30mpg). From the short list fitting that requirement, we decided to check out… Continue reading New Car: Prius