A blog about an only child and raising him in today's world.

Wow! High school has changed a bit in 25 years. First, how did I get so old as to have a teenager going to high school? Second, when did they get so many choices of clubs, activities and academics? ...

We thought we did a good job with our son's Christmas gifts. Tickets to Bon Jovi in New York was our "big" gift. We were excited about what we got and we hoped that our son would feel the same way. Well that was the case until the phone call to his friend. ...

My son and I went food shopping this afternoon. It's not something you would normally blog about, but this time there was a bit of a twist. He was a big help today and did a bunch of backtracking for stuff we missed in other aisles. It was him walking off to other parts of the store by himself that made me nervous. ...

New Jersey is part of plan to teach high school students about 9/11 terrorist attacks by The Associated Press See more in Education via nj.com What can they possibly say? The US was caught with its pants down and the result is ridiculous FAA travel rules. My 4oz bottle of hand sanitizer will kill us all, I say. ...

I had this great idea for a present. My son has taken a liking to the Indianapolis Colts. Great. For his birthday we got him ready for the upcoming football season with a Colts hoody and a t-shirt with the number of his favorite player Marlin Jackson. ...

What would you do? Would you pull your child out of the school? Would you complain to the school board? The principal? ...

Earlier this year in midtown Manhattan, a local venture capital firm staged a daylong conference on school reform. Authors, professors, financiers, and entrepreneurs took over the French Institute's skylighted penthouse and earnestly discussed how embracing "digital culture"—from deploying videogame-style rewards to encouraging kids to develop online reputations—could completely transform education. Outsiders were invited to participate via Twitter, and their ideas were projected on the wall. It was a high-minded, tech-centric affair—until Alex Grodd brought it back to earth. ...

My son is downstairs right now with two friends getting sugared up on ice cream and all the fixings. It's the last hurrah before school begins in 10 days. Unfortunately for him, his birthday falls on or around the beginning of school. For the last few years we've tried to hold a birthday party of some sort before school starts. ...

A day that began at 4:30 am and by 5:00 am, we were in the van for a three hour trek to Washington, DC all to take a glimpse into history.We lined up for our 9:30 am tour, went through the usual line of scanning and into the West Wing we went.   I was surprised at how architectually plain the home of our nation's leader was in contrast to how rich the history within the walls were. As an adult you can appreciate all that has happened on the grounds as a child it was just the place were the president lived. ...

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