River Dad, How I Spent My Summer Quadricentennial

This summer, we in the Rivertowns are celebrating the Quadricentennial Anniversary of One Man’s Voyage up a River While Searching for a Way to China. It’s been made out to […] Read more »

River Dad, What Happened To Summer?

Not to sound like a grumpy octogenarian shaking his fist at those dang kids from the safety of his front stoop, but back in my day summer meant something. It […] Read more »

River Dad, Mommy Issues

Happy Mother’s Day! Alongside this River Dad is a River Mom – the amazing woman who stands resolute with her husband, goes into the city to earn real money, and […] Read more »

River Dad, Goodnight Moons

Each morning at Tappan Hill Kindergarten begins with a question posted outside the classroom door. The kids try to read the question and then answer it by sticking a Polaroid […] Read more »

River Dad, The Political Toddler

My son gets out of pre-school at noon, which was extremely inconvenient on January 20th because I wanted to watch the Inauguration of Barack Obama. I arrived to pick him […] Read more »

River Dad vs. Old Man Winter

I’m a native Californian, which means that until a couple of years ago, winter meant having to wear long sleeves and something other than Tevas for a month. Read more »

River Dad, Fairy Tales of Lyndhurst

My 5-year old daughter loves fairy tales and princesses. Shocking, I know. Looking to capitalize on the obvious connection between fairy tales and Gothic revival architecture, Lyndhurst is once again […] Read more »

River Dad, Social Networking Through My Children

It wasn’t always this way. I had a very active social life once, with friends, hobbies, interests, etc. My wife and I would go out, spend too much on a […] Read more »