Google Maps was amazing to begin with. So much easier and natural to use than any other mapping service on the internet. To make it even better they now provide a satellite overlay of any location. Just click the innocuous Satellite button in the upper right corner.

It’s Monday morning, and I find myself flabbergasted on the eve of registering my daughter for kindergarten. She will be five years old this month. She will go to kindergarten in the fall. She is starting to say things like, “Dad, I’ll be there in a minute!” and “Booorrring!” She used to just lie there [...]

Each night before I go to bed, I go into my childrens’ room and listen to them breathing. I can’t sleep if I go to bed without doing this. My boy breathes very loudly, snoring almost. The girl breathes so quietly that I have to put my head next to her lips to hear. I’ve [...]

I returned from a quick bike ride today to find my daughter distraught about something one of the cats had done. She had witnessed our black and white, Chaps, eating a small bird in the backyard. Some advice, should you find yourself in a similar situation with a 4-year-old girl who is friend to small [...]