This is the first in what will be an intermittent but recurring series — dealing with dilemmas of parenthood. Find all of them here: I was recently driving Rogue One (8 y/o) and one of his neighborhood friends (7 y/o), when I overheard an interesting conversation. The friend described an invention he had conceived. I won’t provide […]
What is Ramadan? A couple weeks ago at the beginning of Ramadan, we didn’t explore or discuss the key element of observing the month: fasting. Muslims who are observing Ramadan fast from sunrise to sunset. No food, no water, no gum — nada. Every day for (roughly) 30 days. We’re also supposed to use this […]
A recent article by Chief Mom Officer on High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) spurred a Twitter discussion/debate after her post on the topic. This is a semi-counterpoint to her well-reasoned post on the topic (“semi” because I think we agree on the topic). At the end we’ll discuss why my family has […]
Today, hundreds of millions of Muslims suffer terrible withdrawal symptoms all at once due to acute caffeine deprivation. We do this, and abstain from all food or drink during daylight for 30 days, in the name of sacrifice, and to be better people. But pardon us if we are grumpy for the first couple days. […]
I had outlined in my head a post for today that would delve into the “alt-brown” tagline of this blog. It was to a small degree going to discuss religion and terrorism and perceptions of Muslims. Before I could actually write any of it, I heard about the attack in Manchester. That post still needs to be written, however […]
What does a pediatrician do when their own kids are sick? I drafted this post weeks ago, but finished it tonight after spending the day at home with Rogue Three, who is sick (not seriously ill), so the timing couldn’t be better. Many people have skills they develop for work that they end up using outside […]