I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW.....

No excuses, just my sincere apology on being slacker magoo here in blogland. The real world has had me in a bind and writing has been a bit of a bear.....but enough about me I know why you come to this blog and that is to see this little man eat his zucchini. So without further adieu.....enjoy.





More Poplife to come.

As I'm gearing up for MacWorld

So as I'm gearing up for MacWorld and taking care of my Lil' Kal-El , I've decided to geek out a bit and post this alternate scene from Richard Donner's cut of Superman 2. Also I'm making plans to hold a few small contests from certain vendors at the convention so stay tuned to get some new accessories for your Mac.

Chapter 9: The stuffy nose, fever so B can rest...

This past week B had a slight fever. His first cold perhaps? Well of course this answered all the questions form the past couple of days (why is he crying more than usual, spitting up more, not sleeping as much and overall just plain cranky).

So many things to consider. From taking his temperature to making sure he's getting his fluids and last but not least breaking in the blue suction cup thingy. I never wanted to use it because I remember when my younger siblings were sick that using that instrument of torture to suck snot out of their noses was always a hassle. I mean it's a little annoying to have that thing in your nose because:

1. You already suffer from a stuffy nose
2. It's a foreign object up there literally sucking the breath out of you

So how did he take on the fact that he was sick? Surprisingly well actually. A runny nose yes, but still in high spirits. When Amy left the two of us to our own devices I quickly made a call home to my mother for a crash course on taking care of a sick child. The basics were of course confirmed, drinking fluids, using the suction thingy, keep a hat on the head to keep the heat regulated, and a good old fashion hug.

Things were going swimmingly until my wife and our visiting family friend ,Erica started to feel ill as well (Just so you know it seriously sucks getting sick on your own damn vacation) which left me....the last man standing. So here I am watching everyone in the house in their pajamas walking around like zombies with a box of tissue paper while I'm standing in the middle of the apartment with Banneker in one arm and me trying to form a cross with whatever appendage is available to me while I'm holding him ("Back, Back you sick vermin"). With everyone being sick this quickly prompts Amy and I to start talking about....VACCINATION!!! To be continued.

And so it is I am:
L. Jeffrey Moore

Chapter 8: Hey Banneker! Who's that big guy walking with you (A tale of an Invisible Dad)

Banneker and I like to walk around the neighborhood as much as we can and usually after his second nap of the day. On these walks we talk a lot ( I talk he looks at me as if he just pooed, but I get a smile every now and then) and I show him the olive tree that grows out on the sidewalk or the lemon tree that's at the corner house. I try to explain to him that we have those same trees at our house but he's to busy looking at the cat that is walking by us and glancing up at the sky. My favorite is walking past a rosemary bush which would allow me to rub some on my hand so that the little man can smell my finger (snicker, snicker, hee, hee). An occasional rose might creep up for us to stop and smell as well.

Now the people we run into during our walks have pretty much been taken aback as to how attentive and absolutely cute he is. They instantly fall in love with him. I've seen it first hand. The walk by the glance back then there's silence as B is working his magic. Its as if I am raising a little Obi Wan Kenobi (" These aren't the droids you're looking for and now you will follow me") It's so bad that a neighbor (whom I had just meet) was walking past us while we were on our way back home from the library. She actually said to her friend that was with her:

"Oh look there's Banneker"

*pause, wait for it*

"Oh hi there, I'm so sorry I forgot your name?"

During this whole engagement I'm looking at Banneker wondering who knows you? You're only a 4 month old kid. More importantly wouldn't you want to know the person he's strapped too? As we exchanged our hello's, how are you and such said neighbor reintroduced herself and we started a conversation when B decided to show off that MIllion dollar smile of his and she was entranced yet again (I should try and find a way to bottle that smile). I gotta say looking at him I see the makings of a great personality, and I will take partial credit for that thank you very much. Hey wait a minute! What about Dad?!? Where's the love people?!? WHERE'S THE LOVE?!? Well it seems folks that I am actually carrying him in my arms. It's right here....he's right here.

And so it is I am
L. Jeffrey Moore