Rory's Blog

Category: Parenting

  • When TV Mattered

    I proposed an idea a few years ago that is gaining traction in my circle: What if you could set your television to only show programs made within a certain time period? With this in mind, I grabbed the remote the other night, determined to watch something all of us would enjoy and that actually…

  • In Defense Of The Minivan: An Open Letter To My Brother-In-Law As He Contemplates A Car Purchase

    Dear Scott, Unlike you, I’ve never been a car guy. Not only do I not understand how they work, I don’t understand what makes people so fascinated by them. Horsepower, dual torque, CarAssist – all of this jargon is lost on me. To be fair, my parents raised me on beaters; much like the first…

  • The Youth Sports Industrial Complex

    I’ve been meaning to send this one for several years, and the only reason it’s taken me this long is I know I’m going to eat my words. So there, I said it. This is more cathartic than anything. I don’t pretend to have the answers or even a sound argument. Tomorrow I might disagree…