activities

• Fern, a.k.a. Boobaby, 4 years old;
• Claudia, "the Blueberry," who's 15 months;
• Working Mom, whose moniker says it all; and
• Me, the stay-at-home dad.

Last year's Doo: Sibling Rivalry Kicks My Ass, or So I Tell 200,000 Friends ( 10 Mar 2009 )
Last month's Doo: Bad Liar ( 10 Feb 2010 )

I write a bimonthly column for Bay Area Parent magazine.

My full list has its own page, but here's what I try to keep up with every day:

• Read a Random Post, or
  Here are some personal favorites:

• Somersaulting Other People's Children, and I Wonder Why They Find Me Weird
• Guess Who's Picking All Her Own Clothes These Days?
• Depending on the Kindness of Strangers
• Vomit envy
• Fashion Photo Retouching for Children: Creepy, Gross, or Both?

• Your top 10 favorite posts over the past 60 days:

1. Bad Liar
2. Stomach Pains
3. Inevitability
4. Peanut Butter Bandit
5. Little Sister Envy
6. Let a Sleeping Baby Lie. Except Smoosh Her Face a Little, Just For Kicks.

Joey is 2 and a month. Girl. Short for "Josephine." Dodo is her older sister, short for Dorothy. Meema is their mom (nee dad), Harry is their dad (nee nonexistent).