I thought I was done converting the words of Jesus into poetry.  I had written limericks, haikus, and sonnets.  Unless I was going to write a set of epic poems (and who has time for that?) I was out of silly poetic forms to use.  That is, until my friend Eric jokingly suggested that I […]

When Simone was pregnant with Ruby in 2006-2007, I saw the short film “Me” in which a girl took a picture of herself every day for three years and set it to music in a rapid time-lapse sort of way.  I thought it was pretty cool at the time, and there have since been many […]

It was soon after I woke up that everything went to hell.  We had decided not to put anything on the children, clothes-wise, until we absolutely had to, because it was family picture day.  We had an appointment at 12:15, and so were trying to eat a late breakfast, hoping to hold off lunch until […]

Today is Thanksgiving, and I have a lot to be thankful for.  It’s not easy trying to forge a career in the performing arts.  There aren’t a lot of people who can make a living at it full time, and there are even fewer of those people who have the support of a wonderful family […]

I really thought I was done with these posts, but it turns out that there are even more ways to mess up your children, name-wise, than I had originally thought.  I’m pretty sure this will be the last post of it’s kind here at Tenordad.com, even if you keep sending me more names that you […]

I would like to take a moment to discuss with you what have come to believe with utmost certainly are the worst toys every mass produced for the children of the general public. I am referring, of course, to Silly Bandz.  If you have children, you have (or at least have heard of) these “toys.”  […]

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here together today to think on the sad case of Josh Jeremiah.  Let us not mourn him, for can one really be said to be dead, when one has never truly lived?  You see, Josh Jeremiah has never actually existed.  He is but a phantom, whispering through the winds and […]

So this is my last day in New York.  I am driving home to Vermont with Simone to see my children and live a slightly more normalized version of life for a while.  This is, of course, an excellent opportunity to reflect back on my time here.  What have I learned?  What have I accomplished?  […]

I miss being in an a cappella group.  I have been in four or five in my time, and I have never had more fun than when I was arranging music, singing with a group of friends, or just goofing off with them.  One day I was driving around with my a cappella friend Ben […]

Yesterday I gave you a few tips on writing a traditional opera, but as I am sure you have now realized, that is neither possible nor lucrative.  Instead, you should focus on how to write a successful opera that people will enjoy for years to come.  It’s easy and anyone can do it! 1) It […]