Andrew Waite 3 hours ago3 minTrash Day Early on in the quarantine, maybe the second or third day, Ria wanted to go outside to watch the trash and recycling trucks rumble past. ...
Andrew Waite Jul 13 minBurying the Truth Ria is a liar. She fibs about all sorts of things. One ongoing campaign has to do with her orange pacifier and its suspected thief. She’s...
Andrew Waite Jun 243 minThe Changing TidesBirch Bay is a little notch in the Salish Sea near the northern edge of the United States. It’s a beautiful spot that Kathleen, Ria and I...
Andrew Waite Jun 183 minThe CHOP Blocks One of the first signs I saw upon entering CHOP asked simply, “Why are you here?” I didn’t have a great answer. Why did I think it was wo...
Andrew Waite Jun 103 minDear Michelle Obama Mrs. Obama, I know you may not want to hear this. I know you say you have no interest in politics. But I’m urging you to connect with Joe...
Andrew Waite Jun 33 minTaking OffLast weekend, U.S. astronauts traveled into space from American soil for the first time in nine years. The launch had all the makings of ...
Andrew Waite May 273 minUnder CoverI’ll admit, I don’t consistently wear my mask. On the rare instances I go into a store, I keep it on. But when I’m walking in a park or t...
Andrew Waite May 203 minWe Need Some Resistance Ronan Farrow is one of the most prominent investigative journalists in America. He helped break the Harvey Weinstein story. He was part o...
Andrew Waite May 133 minRia the Explorer Ria is an explorer. Every morning, she and I take Manny on adventures, and I let the 2.5- year-old lead the way. I figure, why not? We’ve...
Andrew Waite May 63 minA Vision Beyond 2020One presidential candidate is accused of pressing a woman against a wall and grabbing her crotch. And the other presidential candidate is...
Andrew Waite Apr 293 minWhose Broad Stripes Biking through Seattle’s industrial district last summer, I was passed by a loud pickup truck waving a large American flag. Instead of pr...
Andrew Waite Apr 223 minDon't Call it a Comeback Occasionally, Kathleen asks me to contribute to a diary she keeps by the bed. She’s not looking for longwinded diatribes, just nuggets th...
Andrew Waite Apr 163 minFish out of WaterTwo young fish are swimming one morning when they pass an older fish who asks, “How’s the water?” The young fish swim on until one of the...
Andrew Waite Apr 83 minEssential Kathleen and I are living very different quarantines. That’s remarkable considering we’re sharing the same roughly 2,100 square feet. But...
Andrew Waite Apr 23 minMas, againRia likes to read the same books many times in a row. “Mas,” she’ll say. “Again, Dadda.” That’s for my benefit, because she knows her rub...
Andrew Waite Mar 263 min…And Then Everything Changed Today, we ate egg sandwiches. We had a Zoom meeting with a dozen toddlers. We watched my daughter’s teacher sing songs in Spanish. Ria go...