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The Continuing Adventures Of An American Family In Hipster Parenting Paradise
May 8, 2008Is This Thing Still On?A touching account of Elijah's first email here. Also, this week, I took the courageous step of writing something snarky about baseball. Read my LA City Beat cover story on the Los Angeles Dodgers. Posted by Neal Pollack | Link | Comments (0) April 18, 2008San Francisco Events, April 26-27I'll be reading at Red Hill Books on Saturday night, April 26, from 7-9 PM. That's a lot of reading! Info here: Then the next day, April 27, I'll be introducing the Sippy Cups at TWO SHOWS at Bimbo's, 1 PM and 4 PM. All the details can be found here. Meanwhile, check out my legendary Slate piece on the evils of sports lists and power rankings. Also, there are usually about three new posts a week on Parents.com. And if you're not living at Offsprung yet, what's taking you so long? Posted by Neal Pollack | Link | Comments (3) March 30, 2008Important Recent DevelopmentsElijah discovers an egg in the potty. I give him a steam cure. Posted by Neal Pollack | Link | Comments (0) March 19, 2008Swingin' With The N WordElijah redefines epithets here and here. And my accountant redefines the meaning of tax time. All this and more. Do the thrills ever end on Parents.com? Posted by Neal Pollack | Link | Comments (9) March 11, 2008The War In The Park, The War At HomeThis week: I do battle with a tennis pro. And I do battle with my son. Posted by Neal Pollack | Link | Comments (1) March 7, 2008This Week in DomesticityElijah is learning to read! Check it out on Parents.com. Posted by Neal Pollack | Link | Comments (0) February 29, 2008Elijah Vs. The ArchenemyNo, I'm not doing any original writing here yet, but I am continuing to blog over on Parents.com. Here's a link to today's hilarious and revelatory post, Elijah Vs. The Archenemy. A big bonus prize to whoever finds the word "nipples" first. Posted by Neal Pollack | Link | Comments (3) February 17, 2008Alternadad Paperback Tour ScheduleThursday, February 21 / Chicago, IL Saturday, February 23 / Baltimore Saturday, February 23/Washington, D.C. Sunday, February 24 / Boston, MA Tuesday, February 26 /New York, NY Posted by Neal Pollack | Link | Comments (2) February 12, 2008Alternadad PaperbackToday's the day! For the ten of you who haven't yet bought your copy of Alternadad, the paperback edition is now available for sale everywhere! Fresh Pollack blogaliciousness today on Epicurious and Offsprung.
Posted by Neal Pollack | Link | Comments (3) January 4, 2008Alternadad For A Better Life?Though the number of people who check this space every month is probably down to the single-digits at this point, there's no better place for me to announce that Alternadad is a finalist in the childcare/parenting category of the Books For A Better Life awards, sponsored by the Multiple Sclerosis Society. "The Awards recognize excellence in self-help, motivational, and self-improvement books," according to Bookreporter.com, and who am I to argue? If you want to improve yourself by founding a doomed punk-rock band, stumbling your way through the early years of parenthood stoned out of your gills, doing battle in online parenting flame-wars, and forming an intermittently-successful neighborhood association, then Alternadad is the book for you. In all seriousness, I'm very flattered to be nominated, though bemused at being placed in the same cultural nexus as Suze Orman and Dr. Wayne Dyer. Not to diminish their works, of course, but I never set out to inspire anyone. I do, from time to time, get emails from people who say that Alternadad helped get them through the first months of parenthood, or prepare for the reality of what's about to hit, and that always feels nice to hear. I tried to write as honest a story as possible. Personally, I think I'll be hard-pressed to knock off Peggy Orenstein's Waiting For Daisy, but then again, I've been wrong when handicapping the Books For A Better Life award before. Posted by Neal Pollack | Link | Comments (7) |







