Mile-marking: Ivy is 4.75 years old. She’s approaching 60lbs and is as long as train smoke. She is shedding the car seat in favor of a booster seat. Her favorite song is anything from KPop Demon Hunters, but especially ‘Your Idol’ by the demon fellas. She has finally joined the ranks of peanut butter and … Continue reading Review (in progress): Fatherhood Pt. 6
Reviews
Collingswood Review: Zeppoli – Bistecca Enna
Firstly, a word on courtesy – I contacted Zeppoli via their general “Message Us” inbox from their website. In the email I’ve drafted for this occasion, I tried to make it pretty clear that there is no chance of my review conjuring up any additional patronage as I am both a culinary and internet nobody. … Continue reading Collingswood Review: Zeppoli – Bistecca Enna
Collingswood Review: Cafe Antonio’s II – Grandma’s Pizza
I don’t know what happened to Café Antonio the 1st. If, by chance, it has transitioned to the big pizza oven in the sky, I hope it’s looking down on Tony Jr. with the damp smize of a dad realizing his boy is going to be alright without him. Grandma, too, should rest easy, knowing … Continue reading Collingswood Review: Cafe Antonio’s II – Grandma’s Pizza
Review (in progress): Fatherhood Pt. 5
Status update: Ivy is almost 4 years old. She is almost 4 feet tall and refuses to stop growing. There came a point during this past year when we virtually stopped using a stroller but I can’t pinpoint when exactly that was. She loves dresses, strobe light dance parties, mac and cheese, and riveting conversation, … Continue reading Review (in progress): Fatherhood Pt. 5
The Collingswood Review: Maria’s Bread Sandwiches NJ Tomato Soup & Mushroom Grilled Cheese
I’m going to tell you something straight from the jump; this is not going to be a negative review. If you were hoping for one of my 0 out of 10 eviscerations, I hate to disappoint you, but this will not be one of those. Before I tell you that this soup and sandwich combination … Continue reading The Collingswood Review: Maria’s Bread Sandwiches NJ Tomato Soup & Mushroom Grilled Cheese
Review (in progress): Fatherhood Pt. 4
Status update: Ivy is three years old. Ivy is about the size of a five-year-old. She enjoys pizza, lollipops, strobe light dance parties and television. Her favorite phrase is “why daddy (or mommy)?” Her favorite word is “why?” Her favorite question… “why?” You follow? Ok. She also seems to be reaching a concerning state of … Continue reading Review (in progress): Fatherhood Pt. 4
The Collingswood Review: Haddon Ave Smash Burger
I must admit that, for some reason, I was wary of a burger from Haddon Culinary (HC) prior to having it for the first time. Sure, HC is a chef-inspired specialty food market which has satisfied my taste buds on many occasions with a broad range of delights from soup to sandwich and around the … Continue reading The Collingswood Review: Haddon Ave Smash Burger
Review (in progress): Fatherhood Pt. 3
I recently went back and re-read part two of this Fatherhood series and reflexively tilted my head to the side and thought “aww.. what a sweet boy. I remember that doe-eyed, lovestruck simpleton I used to be. What a kind soul he was” and so on. Well, that shit is over. I’m just as in … Continue reading Review (in progress): Fatherhood Pt. 3
Target – Expect Nothing. Pay Everything.
Let me begin by saying that I’m aware of my own insignificance in all of this. Target is worth tens of billions of dollars and I still roll my toothpaste tube to get every smear of my money’s worth from it. But that is what makes this so goddamn frustrating. Here’s the synopsis: I go … Continue reading Target – Expect Nothing. Pay Everything.
Review (in progress): Fatherhood Pt. 2
I’m just over a year into this crazy venture and already the newsworthy milestones grow farther apart. Ivy’s 13 month mark came and went with little fanfare. Subsequent baby teeth just don’t seem to emerge with the same pizzazz as the first one or two. The milestones that do make the grade, though, really shake … Continue reading Review (in progress): Fatherhood Pt. 2
True Jest 