Tag Archives: Maggie

“You can have Plato, and I’ll stick with Pluto (and Mickey, and Goofy).”

True story: My two-year old daughter thinks Mickey Mouse’s dog‘s name is Plato. The quote in the post’s title comes from The Muppet Show episode where Sylvester Stallone sings a parody of the Gershwin song “Let’s Call The Whole Thing … Continue reading

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“To progress by moving backwards”

I was walking down the street the other day and saw someone pushing a Bugaboo Cameleon stroller. Bugaboo is one of the hippest brands of stroller, largely (I think) because it is the most expensive brand. Personally I prefer both … Continue reading

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Maggie and Daddy

Yesterday I lamented that I can’t get out to the movie theater with my newborn baby. Here’s why it’s all worth it…

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Thank God for DVD

So it looks like the first casualties of life-with-a-newborn are Wall-E and The Dark Knight. We were able to make it out to the theater a couple of times in the early weeks after Maggie was born, because she used … Continue reading

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Christian Art as Redemption of Culture

With Baby Maggie here now, I’ve been home a lot more lately than I have in a while. And I’ve been looking at my art collection more than I have before. “Collection” is a bit of an exaggeration. I only … Continue reading

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Maggie’s First Movie

We just got back from taking six-day-old Maggie to her first movie: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Spielberg, 2008). Maggie slept through the whole thing, but I thought it was awesome. The movie itself was harmless … Continue reading

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Margaret Susanna McAteer (2008- )

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Maggie Sue is here!

Margaret Susanna McAteer was born at 10:55am on June 3, 2008. She weighed 7 lbs and was 19 inches long. Both she and her mother are in perfect health. Pictures are coming soon! For now, enjoy these pictures of her … Continue reading

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