My new toy

I just got a new toy. I can't put it down. I can use it to blog with... That's right, I got a new smart phone. Replaced my not-so-smart-anymore T-Mobile Wing with the Samsung Behold II.  This is my first Android phone, and I don't have any real complaints.  I will probably mod it once I figure out what the hell I'm doing... Looks like I have to learn Linux so I don't brick the damn thing. The only things it doesn't have, but I'm sure I'll find an app for, are a good voice recorder and word processing app. Well, we'll see. Just picked up a new book, a novel by Stieg Larsson called The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. It promises to be a good read, I'll come back to review it after I finish it.  I've also been listening to a lot of new music and some that's been around a while, namely The Xx, Temper Trap, Beach House, Collie Buddz, Cold Cave, Neon Indian, The Doves new album Kingdom of Rust, Kings of Leon, Band of Horses, Javelin, The Big Pink, Jackie Greene, Derek Trucks, Moe. and of course, the Grateful Dead! And it all sounds great on my Ipod and my Behold II!

Rambling/What happens to our brains?

My wife was yelling at Olivia on the television before.  I walk around with songs like Riding the Range and the theme from Yo Gabba Gabba in my head. My brain sometimes turns to mush at work because I'm preoccupied with wondering about how my wife is doing at home (5 more weeks 'til C-day) with our 3 year old, and how our 6 year old is at school (behavior at home suggests he might have Oppositional Defiance Disorder--but I am NOT a doctor!).  So yeah, my brain turns to mush. Oh, and that script and short story I'm supposed to be finishing... I recently got a new smart phone, so that's a distraction--or is it merely an excuse for procrastination?  I don't know. But something's gotta give. I'm becoming more and more disillusioned at work, trying to make the transition to working from home as a writer instead of slaving 60 hours a week in the summer and getting cut down to 30 in the off-season. Oh and it's time to get our shit together and get what we need for when we bring the new baby home... My head hurts!

Introduction/First Post

Becoming a Dad was the scariest thing that I've ever done. It's full of it's ups and downs, it's happy and sad moments.  Not having kids as a newlywed couple, my wife and I had the freedom to do anything and go anywhere. Half a second later, I have two kids a dog, and another child making his/her entrance in a few weeks.  I wouldn't change any of it. Not for one minute.  Do I yearn for the old days sometimes? Yes. But I couldn't go back having experienced the birth of two children.  The first smile. The first words.  The first teeth.  The first steps. The first day of school. I think that is one of the most wonderful parts of being a dad.  Experiencing all of the firsts. Savoring all of the tiny miracles, bittersweet moments, happy (and sad) accidents; just being there as a dad. 

They say that Anyone can be a father, but not everyone can be a dad. This is why I chose to write this blog.  To share my experiences and thoughts on being a dad. And to try and be the best Dad I can, even after I come home from a long day at work and just want to relax or pass out. Making time to be Dad no matter what.