Ernesto on August 13th, 2011

David and I spending a late Saturday afternoon kicking back down at the river.

Continue reading about Success on the Piscataquog!

Ernesto on June 21st, 2011

The arrival of Gabriel Patrick Burden back on May 29 helped to make this an especially memorable Father’s Day.  A few highlights: Breakfast, cards and presents with Kris and the kids – and such cuddling from Isobel! Mass A visit from Cat and the boys Introducing Grandpa Dennis to new baby Gabriel Steak tips on [...]

Continue reading about Highlights From A Laid Back, Top Notch Father’s Day

Ernesto on November 21st, 2010

One step back when raking leaves with the kids.

Continue reading about Two steps forward…

My season of skipping a marathon in favor of trackwork and short races ended with many fall race goals met (and expectations exceeded), others abandoned in the face of injury, and finally, even the injury providing an awesome opportunity, the motivation to drop out of my last planned race and pace our 8-year-old in his [...]

Continue reading about Summer/fall running season ends with high points, a silly injury, and a wonderful family milestone

A selection of the things I shared on Twitter this week. Wired mag editor makes a case for killing comments:http://ow.ly/31tQR, 10/29 Whither Conde Nast Digital? Rolling back into the main print group?http://ow.ly/30NuU, 10/28 Our eldest ran strong this afternoon in his first cross country meet!, 10/27 RT @avinash: SethGodin makes the case for tracking Internal [...]

Continue reading about This week’s Twitter roundup: Killing comments in favor of social media integration, paid content silly runner story

I wrote this piece on fishing with kids for NH.com and it appears on the homepage today. It includes information and links on how to get started, gear, and where to access kid-friendly shoreline fishing in New Hampshire. Also note the photo – David as a wee fisherman a few years back.  Hard to believe [...]

Continue reading about Check out this primer on how to get started fishing with kids in New Hampshire

Ernesto on July 11th, 2010

David reads a story on the Silly Bandz fad aloud to his sisters from the Sunday paper’s Parade mag. He should know. Note his arm! Boy, it may have been many years since the “friendship beads” of my own childhood, but in some ways things are very much the same.

Continue reading about Silly Bandz in the news, in the house

Ernesto on December 19th, 2009

Kris and I took the kids to see Santa and Mrs. Claus on the most decorated street in Bedford (just over the line from Manchester) Friday evening. An amazing night, all the more so due to its entirely non-commercial, neighborly, word of mouth nature; no charge to visit with Santa (even if you want to [...]

Continue reading about A Visit With Santa Claus

Sometimes nothing soothes the spirit like a day spent in the outdoors – away from the computer monitor and keyboard, the desk and lamp, the debilitating radiation of the television.  But this doesn’t always require a journey into the wilderness. This afternoon, after Isobel got up from her nap, Kris and I took the kids [...]

Continue reading about A day of encounters with nature – without ever leaving downtown

Ernesto on October 5th, 2009

For me, having grown up here in New England, apple picking is a ritual as iconic as country fairs, sugar on snow, cutting your own Christmas tree, and fishing opening day of trout season. Not I do any one of these things annually, exactly  - though most, most years. But they mean enough to me, [...]

Continue reading about Sweet fall scenes and a super endurance food