Empty Threats That the Cool Parents Make

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Cool Dad

We do a lot of walking around here, which is cool for exercise and getting “fresh” air. (Actually, NYC sits well outside of the top 20 cities for Year Round Particle Pollution! (#21)) But what’s not cool is when we walk for just a block and Cool Boy announces

“My legs are tired!”

We’ve walked up and down this city, so I know he has the stamina. He may just want to be carried; can’t say I blame him. If there were a chance that I could yell out, “My legs are tired!” and someone would give me a piggyback ride to the subway station, I’d probably take it.

But I’m not buying CB’s complaint. I’m 35, I have a bad back, and CB’s wearing sensible shoes (with skulls on them, for some reason. Mental note: talk to CM about footwear purchasing decisions). So I whip out one of parents’ most effective weapons against complaining: The Empty Threat.  Continue reading →

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My Next Job Application: President of the United States!

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Cool Dad

It’s time to spill the beans. Despite Cool Mum’s shrewdly veiled blog post for my birthday, the word going around discussion forums and nursing homes everywhere is that Cool Dad is now 35 years old.

Okay, it’s true: I’m 35, but who was it that said that Life begins at 35! and 35 is the coolest age yet, and you’re not an irrelevant fogey who needs to start Yelping the best Early Bird Specials in the neighborhood? (I think it was me, on my birthday.) Continue reading →

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How’s That New Year’s Resolution Going?

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Cool Dad

I can’t believe that we’re already at February 1st of 2012! Actually, I refuse to believe it. In my reality, it’s January 13. Rent and credit card payments are still a comfy two weeks away. And the country is still swept in the orange and blue tide of TebowMania with the Broncos’ big playoff game against the Patriots coming up. Yep, it’s only the 13th, and I’m sure that our landlord and bank will be cool with that.

But something tells me that they won’t. I just have to accept that it’s February 1 and that the first month of the year is already behind us. That means that the first month of our well-intentioned resolutions for 2012 are history, too. How’s that going for ya?  Continue reading →

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Visiting Orlando, Part 1: Where to Buy Groceries

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Cool Mum

My first Trader Joe's receipt in six weeks. Wait, why are there nachos on my beautiful grocery memento? Cool Dad!

Over Christmas, we spent five weeks in Orlando (my hometown)
with friends and different extensions of the Cool Fam. When planning our trip, my first concern was food of course! What would I do without my beloved Trader Joe’s?

The six-week TJ’s Break turned out to be a good thing. Prices were so high for organic food in Florida that I began to eat less overall. I also ate a lot more organic bulk-bin dry beans, for better or for worse. Between that and the miles of wandering around Whole Foods not knowing where anything was, I got into better shape!

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Baby Exercise: Cool Newbie Does Push-Ups! [video]

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Cool Dad

You know, I wouldn’t like being talked to, picked up, and handled like a baby. I definitely wouldn’t put up with it for a year and a half!

I guess Cool Newbie feels the same way, ’cause he’s determined to get buff and hold his own around the house. Check out the staple of his workout: extreme push-ups!

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