I actually have a scenario that tops this, but it is literally played out in the opening pages of my as-yet-unpublished book, so I am resisting the temptation to describe it for you. (But now it may even seem like a rip-off, which sucks, because this scene has been on my desktop for 2 years.)
Anyway, hat-tip to Friend of DS Mike Tunison at With Leather for this one.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Fox Travis vs. Gabe Shanoff
It is now obvious that they will be college hoops recruiting rivals for decades to come.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Top Baby Names of 2007
Darren Rovell has some interesting insights on the sports application of the SSA's Top Baby Names of 2007, always an annual highlight for those obsessed with parenting. More later.
Happy Mother's Day to the Varsity Moms
Obviously, Varsity Dad isn't about men... it's about any parent who wants to raise a great sports fan.
Certainly, moms can want their kids to be great sports fans as much as dads might -- perhaps even more!
Take my case: Gabe's entire (if limited) Gator-driven worldview of fandom is driven by his mom's influence (and her family's, by extension).
And so for giving Gabe a strong compass of fandom at the earliest possible age, that is one more reason to wish his mother the happiest mother's day.
And a belated happy mother's day to all the moms out there!
-- D.S.
Certainly, moms can want their kids to be great sports fans as much as dads might -- perhaps even more!
Take my case: Gabe's entire (if limited) Gator-driven worldview of fandom is driven by his mom's influence (and her family's, by extension).
And so for giving Gabe a strong compass of fandom at the earliest possible age, that is one more reason to wish his mother the happiest mother's day.
And a belated happy mother's day to all the moms out there!
-- D.S.
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Is Tim Tebow Available For a Bris?
After reading this about Tim Tebow performing circumcisions of babies in poverty abroad while on spring break, I mildly regret his unavailability in May 2006 for Gabe's bris. But if there's ever Shanoff Boy No. 2... Hmm...
Honestly, this story could be the Varsity Dad Event of the Year.
Honestly, this story could be the Varsity Dad Event of the Year.
Ballpark Lessons, Part Nth: Dugout Seats for Infant?
If you have front-row seats behind the dugout on the 3rd base side, do not sit your infant on your lap facing left-handed batters. There was a guy at the Rockies game last night who did this, and it made me so uncomfortable -- it would have been a horrifying "told-you-so" moment.
Even though I am judgmental by nature, I at least try to be pretty live-and-let-live about parenting choices (particularly about sports):
I wouldn't bring my infant (the couple brought their toddler, too, not that she was any less safe in those seats), but I certainly wouldn't sit where they did.
Have you ever brought an infant (under 1 y.o.) to a sporting event? How about a toddler? What age is too young? What age is "old enough?"
-- D.S.
(PS: After the game, I was at a bar having dinner and wearily left at 11 p.m. Another couple with a toddler was still going strong at one of the bar's tables. Again: They might have their own sleep schedule for their kid, but I couldn't envision it working for me.)
(PPS: I am absolutely not averse to bringing infants or toddlers to bars. In fact, most of Gabe's first 3 months were spent bar-hopping in the afternoons, sometimes just the three of us and sometimes in these weird gatherings of Brooklyn moms... and me.)
Even though I am judgmental by nature, I at least try to be pretty live-and-let-live about parenting choices (particularly about sports):
I wouldn't bring my infant (the couple brought their toddler, too, not that she was any less safe in those seats), but I certainly wouldn't sit where they did.
Have you ever brought an infant (under 1 y.o.) to a sporting event? How about a toddler? What age is too young? What age is "old enough?"
-- D.S.
(PS: After the game, I was at a bar having dinner and wearily left at 11 p.m. Another couple with a toddler was still going strong at one of the bar's tables. Again: They might have their own sleep schedule for their kid, but I couldn't envision it working for me.)
(PPS: I am absolutely not averse to bringing infants or toddlers to bars. In fact, most of Gabe's first 3 months were spent bar-hopping in the afternoons, sometimes just the three of us and sometimes in these weird gatherings of Brooklyn moms... and me.)
Friday, May 02, 2008
How to Pick a Kentucky Derby Winner
Last night before his bedtime, I'm reading Gabe the book "Smash-Crash!" which was pleasantly quirky and non-sensical... right up until the 50th reading, at which point -- like many of you -- I have learned to tolerate his love for it.
Gabe is going through a huge "trucks" stage, for what feels like the last year (with no end in sight): Garbage trucks, fire trucks, dump trucks, flat-bed trucks, milk trucks, green trucks, blue trucks, even buses... it doesn't matter. Can't get enough of them.
And so when I was evaluating the Kentucky Derby field this year (the race is tomorrow/Saturday), one name stood out from the others as my pick:
"Big Truck"
What a no-brainer. Can't wait to watch the race with him tomorrow. And it is a luxury of my position as a sports columnist that I get to proclaim this pick to the world.
Any Derby names that resonate with you and your kids? (I presume if your kid's name is John or Jack, you'll be loving the horses with those names. If your kid's name is Pyro, congratulations on having a leading contender -- but you've got other issues.)
-- D.S.
Gabe is going through a huge "trucks" stage, for what feels like the last year (with no end in sight): Garbage trucks, fire trucks, dump trucks, flat-bed trucks, milk trucks, green trucks, blue trucks, even buses... it doesn't matter. Can't get enough of them.
And so when I was evaluating the Kentucky Derby field this year (the race is tomorrow/Saturday), one name stood out from the others as my pick:
"Big Truck"
What a no-brainer. Can't wait to watch the race with him tomorrow. And it is a luxury of my position as a sports columnist that I get to proclaim this pick to the world.
Any Derby names that resonate with you and your kids? (I presume if your kid's name is John or Jack, you'll be loving the horses with those names. If your kid's name is Pyro, congratulations on having a leading contender -- but you've got other issues.)
-- D.S.
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