I am in Maine visiting my father. My wife is not here. HIS wife is not here. For the first time ever in our entire lives, we are here together without women, trying to control small children. And we are not well-suited to the task. I mean, I am, obviously, but as a parenting team […]
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Tenor Single Dad
It is, as my mother-in-law likes to say any time we have parenting difficulties, payback. For years I spent a large amount of my time on the road, at auditions, rehearsals, voice lessons, shows, and who the heck knows what else. When my first child was born I was in graduate school, and the plan […]
A Free Cone Day Miracle
Yesterday, as I’m sure you all knew, was free cone day at Ben & Jerry’s. As a Vermonter, and the person who ate a pint of Phish Food every single night for dinner for at least one year of college, this is a sacred event. We do not miss Free Cone Day. And yet, my […]
Surprise Tenth Anniversary Vow Renewal
For our fifth anniversary, I surprised my wife by flying her to Las Vegas and staging a vow renewal ceremony at an Elvis wedding chapel. It was our thought at that time that every five years seemed like a good opportunity to recommit to each other, and so we started thinking about our tenth anniversary. […]
The Best Day of My Life
Ten years ago today my wife and I were married, which seems like kind of a long time ago, but at the same time seems like yesterday. I still remember the day very clearly, and, though I have had many great experiences since then, the years have not changed the fact that if you asked […]
Concert in a Giant Egg
Last night my spectacular wife took me to see a concert as a preamble to our tenth anniversary. The concert was held in a giant concrete egg. But more on than in a moment. You see, we have been married for almost ten years now, and we really wanted to do something big to mark […]
Tenor Mom
When I first decided to quit my job and become a singer full time, it was not an easy decision. We had just moved into a new house, and the idea of halving our income seemed dubious. Nevertheless, my wife refused to let me give up on my dream and, with her full support, I […]
A Day in Quebec City
For our ninth anniversary, my wife husbandnapped me and took me to Quebec City, the only walled city north of the Mexican border. Clearly we were not going to leave without checking out the walls themselves, but first we took a little side trip to La Chute Montmorency. Montmorency Falls is a waterfall just a […]
Happy Birthday to My Marriage!
Nine years ago today, I started the adventure that makes Tenor Dad possible. Well, at least the Dad part. And actually, the Tenor part too. My wife is more supportive of my career than I am, so I feel quite confident in saying that I would not be where I am today, or enjoying any […]
Edward’s Birth Day
Today is Edward’s first birthday. Since I told you about the day Ruby was born on her birthday, I thought it only fair to tell you about the day that Edward came into the world. The midwife had told us at our last checkup that he was going to be born that night, so we […]