humor
How I got even with a text scammer
MODERN DAD | By Jon Show Nov. 8. You know those spam text messages you get from unknown numbers that are like, “Will you join us today?” If you respond, “Who is this,” or, “You have the wrong number,” then you get an answer like, “Oh, sorry for contacting you.” And then the person on […]
Clothing-wise I am not wise about what I wear
MODERN DAD | By Jon Show Sept. 6. I’m not very good with clothes. I’m not very good at dressing? Whatever it’s called, I’m so bad at it I don’t even know how to phrase the statement correctly. Except for maybe a brief period in my mid-30s, I’ve never been much into caring about my […]
When did my wife stop making sense? Or is it me.
MODERN DAD | By Jon Show July 12. A big part of being married is getting to the point where you begrudgingly learn to accept some of the things your spouse does around the house that make no sense. After all, none of us are perfect. I leave things laying around everywhere. It takes me […]
Making the bed we call ‘life’
MODERN DAD | By Jon Show It’s graduation season and I’m a sucker for a good graduation speech that offers actionable life advice. None of this “reach for your dreams” or “believe in yourself” garbage, I mean advice that you can actually follow. I have a handful of favorites, including one from Admiral William McRaven, […]
Would you buy a book from this man?
MODERN DAD | By Jon Show April 19. I’ve always had a pipe dream to turn these columns into a book. I don’t think anyone would buy the book, but nevertheless, I think it would be kind of cool to publish them if for no other reason than to be able to throw away the […]
Speaking like a native is overrated
MODERN DAD | By Jon Show March 8. The Mother of Dragons and I go on vacation every year or so without the children. We save up credit card, hotel and airline points and usually find a really cool hotel somewhere that is so nice we can’t afford the drinks in the bar. Our first […]
When your worst roommates ever are related to you
MODERN DAD | By Jon Show Feb. 9. My kids are the worst roommates I’ve ever had, which is saying something because I once lived with a guy who would stash chicken wing bones behind the couch. I also lived with a guy who took down my closet door to play beer pong and then […]
Kids do what kids do, like grow up
MODERN DAD | By Jon Show Jan. 12. This column is called Modern Dad and it dawned on me that I haven’t really written as much about my kids recently. I thought about it for a while and realized I haven’t written as much about them because I don’t see them as much as I […]
Mission Possible: A fantasy heist worthy of a movie
MODERN DAD | By Jon Show Dec. 15. Every good theft starts with a plan. That was the text I received from my friend Anthony, known in these pages as just Anthony, when we were discussing my desire last month to steal a sign from a store that went out of business. His advice was […]
Live like you never know what’s next
MODERN DAD | By Jon Show Oct. 6. You don’t really get to have adventures as an adult. I don’t mean adult adventures like traveling to another country or eating weird food. I mean like Tom Sawyer adventures. The kind of adventures where you never know what’s next. When you’re an adult, there’s no grabbing […]