Comments on: A Family Update

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:01:20 +0000

That's a really clever thing you're doing with the PSP. Who's to say you couldn't do a similar thing by hiding the power cords for the consoles?

I sympathize on the much larger dogs issue. I hate how little dogs like the chihuahua are so popular for the "kawaii" factor. I remember being especially annoyed in Tokyo when the little yapping things were everywhere I looked.

One thing I was curious about; they don't have a lot of pet stores in the states anymore since a lot of the dogs were being mass-bred in puppy mills and the living conditions in the pet stores were pretty bad for the animals. Are there professional breeders in Japan, and would it be ridiculously more expensive to go with one? Because frankly, I remember seeing all the puppies in a pet store in Ueno whining and practically scratching their fur off and thinking to myself about how many behavioral problems they'd probably have if they ever got out.

You can't depend on kids to train the animal; that'll probably be left to you and your wife. So a professional breeder who will probably at least house train the dog before hand might be a good way to go.

By: Darren

Darren — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:23:49 +0000

Hi Rich, just wanted to say hope everything is alright with you and your family after the tragic events in Akihabara at the weekend, this really freaked me out. I have been there twice and consider it very safe.

Peace

Daz

By: butt?

butt? — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:44:14 +0000

this is one of my all-time favorite posts! the last line is the kicker!

butt?s last blog post: takin' a break… @ http://noairplay.blogspot.com

By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:03:39 +0000

Having been quite the gaming addict earlier in my life, this update is hilarious. You are a good father.

By: Emily

Emily — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:13:07 +0000

I think it's cute how you're teaching him his English. I think it's a great way too. And yes he will be very glad of that when he gets to learning it. From what I understand of people who have had to learn English it can be very hard. I had a dog when I was in fourth grade as a bday present and it was a lot of fun having a pet. Of course my dog was a hyperactive dog so lol. But he was a lot of fun and pets can be a great friend.

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:01:50 +0000

I can't wait to have kids. It's funny because the older that you become the more you start to think about having them. Makes me kind of wonder if the same thoughts were going through my dad's head when he was about the same age.

Anyway I hope I can do the same things he has done for me plus more, and that the future brings even better fathers like him and you yourself Rich.

By: Kyle Eppard

Kyle Eppard — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:34:52 +0000

That's a great idea. I hope I can come up with evil little schemes like that to help my kids study when the time comes.

Kyle Eppards last blog post: I’m 21… @ http://www.kyleeppard.com