Scene Maggiore’s a “family-friendly” bar where yeah, there are usually a few kids on the restaurant side or in the video/pool area, but they are also usually very well behaved. One time, I completely cringed when an entire little league team came in, but was well behaved the whole time they were there. They were
The Childfree Culture
Recent online “bashing” of the Childfree has morphed into a “why bother” or “what’s the point” mentality as more parUNts have “joined” the, ahem, conversation[1]. “Let’s Start at the Very Beginning…a Very Good Place to Start” If you haven’t read my Parent-to-Childfree spectrum, check it out. Here are the basics: Parent – both a noun
The Cost of Children
“… just providing a child with the basics has become more than most parents can afford.” Synopsis on WhyNoKids.com http://whynokids.com/2011/09/21/the-cost-of-raising-a-child-climbed-40-over-the-past-decade/ Original Article on CNN Money http://money.cnn.com/2011/09/21/pf/cost_raising_child/index.htm?hpt=hp_c2
The Cable Guy
Last week, our Internet speed was inconsistent, and we ended up with a tech call to have the problems investigated. While the tech worked on lines and such, we chatted. He’s lived in New York and hasn’t been in Austin all that long. At one point, he was telling me about living in “this little


