Renaissance Dad: Naked on the Side of the Road We’ve logged tens of thousands of miles road-tripping from coast to coast with our two kids. When it comes to the family road trip, Clark Griswold has nothing on us. We’re experts. My family has woken up to some stunning scenery. From the shadows of sheer canyons in a remote corner of New Mexico to the shores of Bahia Honda, having an RV is an immersive experience. For instance, this dispatch comes to you from a gravel lot in Jersey City (that’s in New Jersey). From the bed in our RV, I can see a collection of boats in dry storage, an old crane yard, and a giant tour bus belonging to “El Alfa El Jefe,” (yes, the Dominican music sensation). Just beyond, brand new high-rise condos with views of Lower Manhattan start at a cool $1 million. (I was hopeful when the sign said, “325 Grand,” but that was the address.) We’re camping in the “next Brooklyn.”
JON KILE
By Jon Kile
One of the most frequently asked questions we get is, “How do you spend so much time together without killing each other?” Keeping peace in our rolling tenement is an art. We’ve learned that drives longer than four hours turn our sweet offspring into Children of the Corn. It starts with one child humming, the other gets annoyed
and starts tapping and in mere moments the passive-aggressive decathlon is underway. (Other events include whistling, talking, not talking, chewing and breathing.) I typically respond by reminding them that if they don’t heed my soft warning, the scorched-earth justice of their mother will follow. Is it an idle threat when she de-
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