The Fight Goes On

I suffer from unrealistic expectations of myself. Delusions, really. I guess it stems from the early period of my life when I was given the impression that I’m not good enough, smart enough, and that I’m a real crock of shit. I carry the feeling of…

No Post Today

Today’s blogging activities are suspended due to fucked up people with small penises (or big vaginas) asserting their desperate need for relevance on the children of this fair city of ours, Los Angeles, and its school district. The good news is that there is a plethora of…

7 #GoodReads for #Kids (and dads)

My first Listicle, the essential building blocks of the blogosphere.  Given that it’s nearly Christmas, I thought I would try my hand at a listicle of several great books for younger children ages 2 plus.  Order them for Christmas, or find them in the library. …

Bad Papa West Origins, A Trilogy – Episode 3

Now What?   For Episode one click here. For part one of Episode two click here. For part two of Episode two click here. Disclaimer: This is a blog post, not a memoir. As such I am condensing events and timelines, leaving out some details of those events.   I start…

Real Men Mend

I attended the world’s funkiest elementary school: The Ethical Culture School in Riverdale, NY. It sits within an amazing little enclave on the Hudson at the Southern-most tip of the Bronx. Fieldston (as it is known) is an amazing institution. Among its many unique lower…

Bad Papa West Origins, A Trilogy – Episode 2 (Continued)

Part 2: High, Hope, and Hospital  For Episode one click here. For part one of Episode two click here. Disclaimer: This is a blog post, not a memoir. As such I am condensing events and timelines, leaving out some details of those events. – my life has become…

The Fear

The paper came home in Eliza’s folder, innocently waiting for us to pull it out and give it a read.  It looked like another book fair notice, or maybe an update on holiday events.  But it was actually a notice alerting parents that on Nov…

Bad Papa West Origins, A Trilogy – Episode 2

Part 1: Isolation, Anhedonia, and Heath Ledger For Episode one click here. Disclaimer: This is a blog post. As such I am rushing through events and condensing timelines, leaving out details and explanations that I would include in a memoir or a screenplay. I don’t…

Failure is NOT an Option

Something about the Fall and the end of Q4, but I literally feel like I have been crammed into a rail gun and shot at a concrete wall — which is the New Year.   It might very well be a function of age, but…