Still unemployed — an unfortunate sign of times, it appears

This particular column isn’t really about the joys of being an older father with a younger child. It’s still closely linked to that theme, but it’s more about the serious implications that can occur and cast a shadow over that relationship. One day last summer, I was on my way to a job interview in downtown … More Still unemployed — an unfortunate sign of times, it appears

Hey, kids: Just in case it slipped your mind, I’m Emmalee’s Dad

Sunday afternoon. Emmalee has staked out a claim on the kitchen floor — the only place that could be considered as open space in our house right now — to do an art project, she announces. “I need glitter,” she says, making it clear no mere crayon or colored pencil will suffice. I’m sitting at … More Hey, kids: Just in case it slipped your mind, I’m Emmalee’s Dad