http://www.thedaddyproject.org fatherhood after combat. Sat, 22 Mar 2008 05:33:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There's a very destructive cycle that wraps around my relationship with bigR.  I have obvious and serious anger issues, and often (OK always) snap far too quickly when the little dude is not acting quite right.  Trouble is, he snaps just as quickly, which causes me to snap even quicker, ... http://www.thedaddyproject.org/2008/03/21/snapping-but-not-like-a-turtle/ They Might Be Giants have been around since 1982, but have only been in my life since I first heard them on Tiny Toons Adventures back in 1990. A complete history on TMBG can be found countless places on the web, so I'll leave the rest of the historians to ... http://www.thedaddyproject.org/2008/03/11/here-come-the-123s/ Today's been rough.  Steadily worse.  A battle to control my anger, as my fuse burns shorter and shorter.  I'm almost too tense to write - it's amazing how distracting such frustration can be. So what's got me upset?  The usual.  Noise, headaches, sinus trouble, bigR's attitude, littleR's perfectly-pitched cries, work.  You'd ... http://www.thedaddyproject.org/2008/03/11/headaches-medication-anger-etc/ Old keyboard +MegaBloks +paper =good enough for them. "Wait," she says, "you don't need this key over here?"Wonder what he's writing about ... http://www.thedaddyproject.org/2008/03/11/hello-mr-supercomputer/ littleR just did the cutest thing! I got her all dressed, and as soon as I buttoned up her dress and put her down, she walked right over to the shoe basket, picked out one of her sandals (the ones she always wears when we go out), sat down ... http://www.thedaddyproject.org/2008/03/10/littler-big-girl/ On a long weekend made null by 24-hour duty on Saturday, the family had no choice but to get up and out of the house on Friday. Our goal of continuing to fulfill our resolution of exploring somewhere new once a week demanded it. This time around: Waimea ... http://www.thedaddyproject.org/2008/03/09/peacocks-shickens-and-geekos-oh-my/ I swear I used to be a pretty good writer. I think I peaked just before coming home from Iraq, last October. I think long-term lack of sleep has something to do with this. Truth be told, I got way more sleep in War than I ever ... http://www.thedaddyproject.org/2008/03/09/getting-over-the-hump/ It hasn't happened yet - fortyish hours and counting - but I had my vasectomy "pre-screening" / Q&A session last Monday. Highlights include my stifling a laugh when the doc said "balls" and Gross Wife's suggestion we store a sample in a plastic baggie in our own freezer. ... http://www.thedaddyproject.org/2008/03/08/the-obligatory-vasectomy-pre-story/ Last night was a rough one. I had been overworked all week, getting little sleep, as usual. Friday was a day off, but we were still up pretty early and out of the house to hike up to Waimea Falls. I have 24-hour Duty today (Saturday), so ... http://www.thedaddyproject.org/2008/03/08/the-world-crying-record/ Man, you know you're an aging parent when you hear Eddie Murphy's voice and assume someone is watching Shrek or Mulan, when in fact it is Showtime. I don't really make it to the movies very often. http://www.thedaddyproject.org/2008/03/08/showtime/