National Novel Writing Month: November

November is National Novel Writing Month. I have changed my settings on Facebook, deleted many political bookmarks and started thinking about a plot. I’m not trying to change the world, win an award, prove my genius or impress you, but simply do something in a set amount of time that I’ve decided is worth doing.
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Punditdad Book Review: An American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld

Punditdad went to a hippy college which taught people to drum in circles and talk about books in a square. The take-aways were that drums are for indigenous peoples, not long haired freaks, and that books should be respected as tools to change how we view the world and the people in them.  Especially people [...]

Not Doing the To-Do List

Stay at home dads always have to do lists. I mean, I don’t have a job other than keeping a baby alive between 8:00 AM and 5:30 PM so it’s tough to defend against. To do lists are a pain in the ass and rarely do they have something fun on them like, “Google fart” [...]

How I Voted & Why

Punditdad recently voted in California mail-in ballot style. Get ‘er done as the rednecks say and make sure you count in the final tally. There’s a thousand ways you can not get counted but not showing up or being late are the most likely ways. Punditdad, being new to California and it’s clusterfuck of a [...]

Hedging Political Disapointment

Although Punditdad has been a Barack Obama supporter since he ran for the US Senate in Illinois and his historic speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention,  he has refused to believe that Obama will actually win the race for presidency.  Why the lack of hope? Why the obvious refusal to see the polls? Because [...]

Gouge Out Your Eyes With the Snack Box

Well, the family travel is over and Punditdad has never been so pleased to be ensconced in his quiet little townhouse in his safe little white suburban city in sunny OC, far from planes and airports.  Two weeks ago Punditmommy flew to our prior home, Chicago, for work. This left Punditdaddy with the yeoman’s work [...]

Debate My One Fluttering Eye

With all the winking last night, Punditdad thought that Gov. Sarah was making a move on him through the TV! I hope the Guv knows Punditdad is a happily married man who, despite many rumors, is not turned on by people who believe that dinosaurs and man used to live in peace 10,000 years ago [...]

Mental bailout..but at what cost?

It’s 9:11 AM and I’m thinking about a mental bailout already. Mommy has been gone only 24 hours and already I’m feeling a bit tired and heavy with the weight of responsibility.  How the hell do people raise children on their own? I’ve known single parents–but to be alone and parent continuasly for a few [...]