I am giving away a pristine edition of Park Chan-Wook’s film “Sympathy for Lady Vengeance”. The slip case is still in shrinkwrap and the discs are in excellent condition. Please note: This is a Region 3 disc. If you do not have a Region Free player or dedicated Region 3/Region Free DVD drive in your […]
Belonging Together
Belonging Together. The domain name I chose after much deliberation and conversations with Jenn has come to mean much more to me. I think about the implications of those two words and the intentional choice of “belonging” over “belong”. Like thousands of other prospective adoptive parents I started a blog, “J+J+1”. My original motivation to […]
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The Disappearing Girl
We found the solution to all parenting issues. One word folks: iPad. It’s as if Moses himself came down from Mt. Sinai with the commandments on a digital tablet. Sometimes Jenn and I need a moment or two for ourselves, to relax or talk without interruption. Food, especially the sweet variety, does the trick but doesn’t […]
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Tagline
I’d like to come up with a tagline for this site. In the last year I’ve had two; “The Write Side of Fatherhood” and “China. Adoption. Parenthood.” I don’t like either of them. First, the implication of “the write/right” side of anything evokes images of people who have all their stuff together. This is a […]
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And That’s Why You Always Backup Your Data
I lost three months of photos. Three months of scanned documents. Five months of financial data. I’m upset at myself for such a rookie mistake, but also calm and reflective on the loss. I almost feel fortunate. Not because I lost data, but because I only lost three months worth. I’ve talked to professional businessmen […]
