For Fathers Only

Mama Goof remembers well the day she introduced me to high-octane coffee. She had grown up drinking coffee and gone to graduate school in S...

I haven’t been blogging much about my kids recently. There are many possible explanations (work, exams, and laziness all come to mind.) Bu...

On Christmas, we were in LA. Since I was left in charge of the kids for the day, I decided to only do a partial traditional Jewish Christma...

Around this time of year, my thoughts turn to China. Both because the flood of inexpensive toys has changed childhood and because of my No...

I regret to say that the Goof clan did not do anything special for Veterans Day. There is no excuse. America’s veterans made great sacrifi...

I was asking my son about an after-school activity. He hadn't been able to decide if he wanted to participate or not. Finally, after a ...