What's in a name

This is a re-post from an older post, so though my daughter has been born and is named, all of the verbs are past tense.  i apologize.  Please don’t hate me. Before my first son was born, I thought that the actual physical preparation would be the toughest part, you know, buying stuff, setting stuff up, getting ready.  But I was wrong.  the hardest part was deciding on a name, and I think that eventually...

Angry Dentist’s Thoughts of the Day- September 4

Today’s thoughts.  Enjoy.  Share: Being 31 years old, nothing makes me feel older than watching my 19 year old brother return to college after summer break.  Don’t get me wrong- I am happily married with two wonderful children and a good job.  but responsibility can weigh heavily some days, and the memories of those care-free responsibility-free days are fading.  I graduated college ten years...

Onions, Avacado, Beets- Oh My!

So we went to my wife’s sister’s house on Sunday for a little birthday gathering, and she has all of this leftover food prepared for my two year old: Beef and noodles, potatoes, string beans, sweet potato and a variety of other things.  Does he want any of this?  Of course not! What does he want?  Yummy beets, the onions that are stewing in the beet juice, and plain avocado chunks in lemon sauce. ...

Nathan turns two, and he won’t keep quiet

Two-year-olds are funny creatures.  The are almost like butterflies as compared to caterpillars, a beast of a completely different nature.  They develop personality.  They develop actual memory.  They sort of become real people.  And it is a scary thing.  And its a giant pain in the ass. I have to say, the absolute funniest thing about Nathan, my two-year-old son, is his constant narrative.  He reminds me of...

Welcome to my office

My name is Brad, and I am a dentist. When people first hear that I am a dentist, the look on their faces says it all:  Failed out of med school, didn’t you?  I know, bad old joke. Actually, the look says:  How boring.  You must be boring.  You must be a geek.  And some of that may actually be true.  But I never allowed my profession to define me.  Do I like to talk dentistry?  Sure.  When I’m...