As promised, I thought I’d highlight a little bit of the administrative side of  having a child.  What, you thought you just spit the thing out and everything else magically falls into place?  Please.  Not every experience is the same, but believe you me, there will be paperwork.  Oh yes,...

Recently I featured a new song called Amor Fati by Washed Out, to give those of you who have trouble finding new music a little taste of what’s out there if you look.  Now the good folks at NPR are offering a free stream of W.O.’s new album Within and Without in entirety..for free!  I haven’t...

All I ask from a sneaker is for it to be clean and classy.  I mean, what else does a grown man really need on his feet these days  anyway?  The Adidas Skateboarding Gonz aid Ease is a shoe made for comfort when you’re “kicking and pushing,” but that doesn’t mean the rest of...

As adults, our fast paced lives often make it impossible to remember everything we have to do on a daily basis.  Even though its usually the small tasks that get forgotten, sometimes forgetting to buy eggs can be just as annoying as forgetting to fax in documentation to the government so you don’t...

I’ve never been a huge fan of Nike Blazers, so when I feature a pair of them you know they have to really have grabbed me to conquer my prejudice against them.  Originally introduced in 1972, the Blazers have been a staple of the Nike brand since forever.  Here we see an updated version of the...

I’ve always heard that time flies when you have children, and as I sit here at 5:41 am on Ethan’s 2nd Friday, I’m astonished that he’s already over a week old. I know it may sound like I’m beating a dead horse with the repeated references to my wife’s pregnancy and...

Though I come from the land of the golfer, aside from mini-golf aka Putt Putt, I’ve never hit a golf ball a day in my life. But lately I’ve been thinking that if I moved back to NC (which I never would) I would probably want to take up golf for the sake of relaxing, drinking beer, smoking...

The first Joystick-It was cool enough, but I don’t have an iPad. So for those of you that want to take your handheld gaming to the next level, may I present Think Geek’s Joystick-It for iPhone. That’s right, a little joystick that you can attach to your iPhone to enhance the fluidity...

I couldn’t decide whether or not I thought this would taste good, but I figured it would be interesting enough to share. Beer candy is exactly what the name suggests: a line of assorted caramels and taffy that is normally covered by caramel or chocolate, and made with IPA, Stout, Lager, and...

Let’s face it, men don’t like to carry wallets, especially if they’re wiseguys. But nothing is worse than reaching in your pocket to an unruly mess of bills, causing you to have to stand at the cash register for 10 minutes, holding up the line, while bills fly on to the floor. Or...

If you’re a fan of music but can’t seem to find anything different and refreshing to listen to these days, may I present Washed Out.  If you’ve ever watched Portlandia on IFC, Washed Out was responsible for the theme song, and is from the same “Chill Wave” movement as Toro...

I basically don’t know anyone who has an iPod Nano, but if I did I would think it was a pretty cool idea to slap it onto a band and use it for a crazy iPod watch because why not?  The Incase Flex Wristband  is a one size fits all band that turns the iPod nobody you know owns into a watch that...

As my style evolves and my clothing becomes more “grown man” than “young boy,” I find myself longing for a pair of what I like to call “basic classics”  and the Nike Sportswear Summer Tennis Classic AQ QS  Canvases are just that. (Was that enough “”...