The Midnight Hospital Trip Running Diary

With Dan on vacation, The Daily Daddy Blog will be running some pre-Anna (mis)adventures.  Call it a “Best (or Worst) of Dan.”
Today’s blast from the past is Dan’s running diary of a trip to the hospital that took place fifteen weeks before Anna was born.  Enjoy!
(Editor’s Note: The following was written on November 20, 2006 and [...]

The Swede & Me

In the Pulitzer Prize winning novel American Pastoral, author Phillip Roth tells the story of Seymour “The Swede” Levov, a man whose life is supposed to be the American Dream personified.  Unfortunately for The Swede, it does not turn out this way. His life begins to spiral downward when his daughter, Merry, blows up a Post [...]

Regression Analysis

I don’t know if the trend’s over or if I’m just not paying attention anymore, but these days, I don’t see too many people rocking the WWJD bracelets.  I’m starting to think that maybe there was a book with answers to what Jebus would do in every situation and mine just hasn’t arrived yet. Whatever the [...]

Indiana Jones and the Living Room of Doom

I have a small favor to ask everyone.  Does anyone have Indiana Jones’ phone number?  His email address?  Hell, I’ll even take a mailing address. Seriously, I need to get in touch with this man.  I need to learn, and quickly, how to navigate treacherous terrain, littered with booby traps.  Whatever skills he used to get [...]

Hell No, We Won’t Graco

If a list were made of events that are not likely to occur anytime before the Rapture’s arrival, it would include: Tim Donaghy being named the NBA’s “Official of the Year;” Michael Vick being approved for an adoption license by the ASPCA; Sinéad O’Connor getting an audience with the Bishop of Rome; Michael Brown being [...]

The Newborn Care Class Running Diary

Going back into the vault, I came across this running diary I did of a newborn care class that Miranda and I attended in January, 2007. 
Here’s what transpired…
1:54P – At lunch, I make a joke about having a couple beers before the class.  The Wife is not amused and remarks that the class is [...]

Movie Night

Last night, Miranda was stuck on Shao Lin (or Staten Island for those who don’t speak Wu-Tang), which meant that Anna and I were on our own.
This, of course, is always fun for us.  Probably more for me, but whatever.  I’ll just assume that she has fun, too.   Last night, though, was a weird night.  [...]

My Super Sweet Sixteen Running Diary

With the Mets taking the night off and “Monk” still four days away, I was stuck with very few television options last night.  Given this, I did what any self-respecting 27-year-old male does.  I caught an episode of “My Super Sweet Sixteen” on MTV. I have long had an obsession with this show, which has only intensified [...]

Urine for a Real Treat

They say there are two inevitabilities in life – death and taxes.  This might be true for most people but for me, there are three.  I have tried to deny that the third was going to happen but deep down, I just knew it was.  It was like being a Woody Austin or Ernie Els [...]

Parents Bill of Rights

After reading this story (http://news.aol.com/story/ar/_a/is-it-a-bird-is-it-a-plane-no-its-a-baby/20070808153409990001) I’ve decided that there are just some rights that need to be afforded parents.Suffice it to say, naming your kid whatever you want is not one of them. I mean, c’mon, do they really expect this kid, with his name being “4Real” to ever getting into college, get hired, or come [...]