by robert | May 5, 2010 | Article, Santa Fe Reporter
Even though we had phoned my son London’s school to let them know he would be missing three days, we were repeatedly informed (twice on the home phone, once on the cell) that, upon his return, the little scholar would need a letter explaining how his absence was...
by robert | Mar 3, 2010 | Article, Santa Fe Reporter
I recently took my son London along to the gym. After I had inelegantly completed my routine and he had demoed all the machines that would not land him in traction, we hit the locker room. He was giddy at the exclusive father-son time in an exotic locale where adults...
by robert | Feb 3, 2010 | Article, Santa Fe Reporter
“Why do you think they’d name this the La Llorona Trail?” my wife Lala asked me as we stepped out of the minivan. The moniker did seem an odd choice given that we were about to walk along the Rio Grande with our two children in tow—two children who had...
by robert | Jan 6, 2010 | Article, Santa Fe Reporter
It would be hard to believe if you saw me, but I’ve been hitting the gym. The reason I started this relationship has more to do with my back than my gut (though I’m told those two areas are connected) so, while I was travelling recently, I wanted to stay committed to...
by robert | Dec 2, 2009 | Article, Santa Fe Reporter
Maybe it was the unseasonably warm Manhattan weather and I felt unencumbered in just a sweater and jeans. Perhaps it was the joy I experienced riding the cross-town bus, iPod pumping Ryan Adams (Hell, I still love you, New York) while I watched the different flavors...