Parental Priorities: (Temporary) Lull in New Listings, at Least for Families With School-Age Kids For parents of school-age kids, the next week is, shall we say, “transitional.” Gone is the schedule that has held sway, more or less, since last Fall. In its place . . . it all depends. Summer Camp . . . Summer...Read More
What do you call a beverage you grab to drink in the car, on the way to an appointment? “Route beer.” Makes sense to me . . . P.S.: That would be my 10 year-old daughter’s term (and preferred spelling in a post-it note, instructing me to bring a snack and drink with when I...Read More
Understanding Currency — But Not Denominations You’d ask the same question, too, if you saw your Father hand the waitress one bill . . . and get four bills back in return! Except that the one bill was a twenty, and my change was a five and three ones . . . P.S.: My daughter does play...Read More
What Do You Mean? Isn’t it ALL Gap? “Hit it to the gap!” is an odd thing for a 10-year old to yell to a six-year old who can barely hold a baseball bat, let alone hit a pitched ball into the space (gap) between the outfielders maybe 200 feet away. Which there weren’t any, anyways....Read More
