Abu Halen

Welcome to Abu Halen.

If you listen real heard, you can actually hear the good times roll. Or at least limp. Maybe crawl.

Birthdays Come and Birthdays Go, What Are You Going to Do About It? That’s What I Would Like to Know (Answer: Buy Me a Cabin)

Aug 12

Aug 12 Birthdays Come and Birthdays Go, What Are You Going to Do About It? That’s What I Would Like to Know (Answer: Buy Me a Cabin)

The More Things Change, the Less Abu Halen Wants to Wear a Tutu

Jul 31

Jul 31 The More Things Change, the Less Abu Halen Wants to Wear a Tutu

She’s a Rising Sun (or, “How to Cope [or Not] When Your Child Leaves Home”)

Jul 12

Jul 12 She’s a Rising Sun (or, “How to Cope [or Not] When Your Child Leaves Home”)

Moving Again? Blame It on the Rain (and Other Milli Vanilli-isms)

Jun 30

Jun 30 Moving Again? Blame It on the Rain (and Other Milli Vanilli-isms)

I Like Productivity (Don’t Get Me Wrong)

Jun 9

Jun 9 I Like Productivity (Don’t Get Me Wrong)

A Great, Bearded Twinkie

Jun 5

Jun 5 A Great, Bearded Twinkie

Pretty as a Prom

May 14

May 14 Pretty as a Prom

To Social Media or Not to Social Media. That is Not a Complete Sentence.

May 4

May 4 To Social Media or Not to Social Media. That is Not a Complete Sentence.

How Am I Grateful For Thee? Let Me Count The Ways

Nov 27

Nov 27 How Am I Grateful For Thee? Let Me Count The Ways

Confessions of a Rookie Stay-At-Home-Parent (or, "STAHP Not Listening To Me")

Nov 12

Nov 12 Confessions of a Rookie Stay-At-Home-Parent (or, "STAHP Not Listening To Me")

Ghosts of Election Days Past (or, "I Was and Remain Pro-Puppy and Anti-Goblin")

Nov 3

Nov 3 Ghosts of Election Days Past (or, "I Was and Remain Pro-Puppy and Anti-Goblin")

The Light We Made (Without Actually Making Light of Anything)

Oct 22

Oct 22 The Light We Made (Without Actually Making Light of Anything)

No Direction Home, Like a Rolling Stone (or, "Fit as Fidels")

Oct 1

Oct 1 No Direction Home, Like a Rolling Stone (or, "Fit as Fidels")

America's Political Knot ( or, "I May Have Punched Him, It's a Blur, Sir")

Sep 24

Sep 24 America's Political Knot ( or, "I May Have Punched Him, It's a Blur, Sir")

How I Ruined Everything (and Other Stories That Aren't Really About Coronavirus)

Jun 17

Jun 17 How I Ruined Everything (and Other Stories That Aren't Really About Coronavirus)

Of Meaningful Clouds, Collapsing Worlds, and Small Convictions

May 5

May 5 Of Meaningful Clouds, Collapsing Worlds, and Small Convictions

Travel Review: Flying Internationally During the End Times

Apr 27

Apr 27 Travel Review: Flying Internationally During the End Times

2019 In Memoriam (or, "The Prettiest Ponytail and the Loveliest Lie")

Jan 11

Jan 11 2019 In Memoriam (or, "The Prettiest Ponytail and the Loveliest Lie")

Nov 26
Nov 26 The Future Is Coming -- Thank Goodness? (or, "Who's Your Butcher?")

Oct 30
Oct 30 Bad Parenting, by Abu Halen -- Part 1,183 (or, "Father Administers Known Allergen to Daughter While Horrifed Nurse Looks On")