Yesterday we celebrated Mother's Day for my mom and today we're celebrating Mother's Day for my wife.  James is only four years old, but on Saturday he enjoyed his first beer. Ok, it wasn't really beer, but it sure looked like beer.  His apple juice was the perfect colour and

Have you ever noticed how many songs guys write about their moms?  Ozzy sings about mama, 2Pac and Kanye West rap about mama and even Adam Sandler urges us to do it for your mama.  There's a reason mother~child themes are so prevalent in the arts.  Everyone has a

Since we started hauling out the Scrabble board again, Taryn and I have competed in six epic battles. I'm 6-0.  It's killing her.

Mother Nature came through today with a gorgeous day so we spent it at The Kortright Centre, a conservation park in in Woodbridge, Ontario. It's only minutes from the city, but while you're hiking the trails you feel as though you're away from it all.  Everyone had a blast and

Nemo died April 13, 2006. Arriving February 25, 2006, Nemo was only in our lives for a short time, but he touched each and every one of us.  Named for the subject of the recent Pixar film "Finding Nemo", his enthusiastic spirit and love for aquatics was an inspiration to

Have you ever noticed how kids are always happy?  They're forever running around with boundless energy and huge smiles on their faces, laughing and playing with reckless abandon.  They're so damn happy because they're sufficiently unjaded enough to receive tremendous joy from the simplest of things. Tonight I took the

I feel bad for Goldie.  Nemo arrived with a great deal of fanfare back in February and when he was joined by Goldie a couple of weeks ago, it didn't even garner a casual mention. Yes, there are now two fish swimming laps in James' tank.  Goldie is a little

The most entertaining show in my life these days is the Michelle and James show.  This one year old and four year old are outrageous together.  It's a mesmerizing spectacle. They get along brilliantly and have a load of fun together.  There are funny moments, joyful moments, tender moments and

When Roshan wrote about his tearful experience while enjoying the Simpsons episode "Stark Raving Dad", he mentioned the Michael Jackson penned song "Lisa It's Your Birthday".  That reminded me of the days Sweet Baby James would dance like crazy to that tune and I threatened to resurrect a video or

James is absolutely obsessed with all things Star Wars.  As I type this, he's watching Episode IV for the billionth time this month.  He's full of questions, and all are about Star Wars characters and their galaxy.  He's always handing me my light saber and challenging me to a battle.

Today, we welcomed a new member to the family.  James is now the proud owner of a goldfish he's named Nemo. Nemo was a gift from Grandma and is currently swimming circles around a plastic tree in a fishbowl I've had stored away for over a decade in the hopes

With Taryn and James in Ottawa for the weekend, it's been just Michelle and I in the T.Dot these past few days.  This was Michelle's first weekend away from Mommy and, naturally, my first weekend alone with my eighteen month old daughter.  Needless to say, I learned a great

Just about every parent thinks their kids are the best.  You love them to pieces and you can't imagine another child in this world could be any smarter, sweeter or cuter.  In this vein, I submit to you the fact that Michelle is the best sleeper ever. James himself has

James is adamant that he will resist all urges to join the Dark Side.  His favourite quote from "Star Wars" is from Luke Skywalker when he resists Darth Vader's invitation to "bring order to the galaxy".  "I'll never join you!" Slag off, Vader.  James will never join you!

We've come a long way in the past ten years when it comes to our collective understanding of the world wide web and internet-based communications.  In the late 1990s, I pulled a simple prank on my family that was far more effective than it should have been. An article hit

Four years ago today, James entered the world.  I can't believe it's been four years already.  Time flies when you're having fun. James was due in late February, 2002.  His arrival was five weeks early, but it was almost far earlier than that.  I'll never forget the night of December

James and I have been having some intense discussions lately about Star Wars.  Things heated up when he got his own light saber and now that I'm in possession of a DVD copy of "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" we have a white flame. He has

Don't talk to Ryan about Glen Healy.  The mere sight of Healy upsets him.  Many years ago, Ryan, always a fan of sports betting, played a big Pro-Line ticket and had it all sewn up except for one game.  The mighty Pittsburgh Penguins had to beat the New York Islanders

In the years between being a kid and having kids of my own, the Christmas season was missing something.  Not being a particularly religious guy, Christmas requires a child-like innocence and excitement to elevate it from a couple of days off to something magic. Although it's only December 17, this

Ryan, it seems, has an uncanny ability to predict celebrity deaths.  Since we drafted our little Dead Pool back in September of 2000, six of Ryan's 15 celebrities have passed on.  That's not particularly impressive, both Steve and I could make the same claim, but Ryan has the two youngest

There are thirty people in my NFL pool.  Of these thirty people, three are members of my immediate family.  That means four of thirty are Boon's, which is 13%. With my mom's win this week, Boon's have won three times in ten weeks.  That's a success rate of 30%. Now