Author Archives: Rufus Griscom

Facebook filed to go public last Wednesday, and we are all awash in hagiographies to Zuckerberg, stories of the determined, bright young Harvard drop out who, through force of will, has revolutionized the internet and human relations. Like all invention … Continue reading →

When I started this blog a little over a year ago, I had just lost most of the writings and photographs I had from the first half of my life due to a bill paying snafu with American Self-Storage. I … Continue reading →

We are thrilled to announce the birth of our third boy, Rye Griscom — Rye Frederic Volkman Griscom. He was born last Tuesday, October 5th, at 8:36 a.m. He weighed 8 pounds and .4 ounces, and he had not only … Continue reading →

There is a great piece in today’s Sunday Business section of the New York Times titled “Just Manic Enough: Seeking the Perfect Entrepreneur.” The thrust of it is that a certain level of hypomania – mild, non-psychotic mania associated with … Continue reading →

For years I have been going to the beach with standard old beach umbrellas. No longer. I discovered a few days ago a grass fringed lime green beach umbrella at Waldbaum’s in East Hampton (on sale for $9.99, down from … Continue reading →

This morning, as we walked by PS 234, a couple blocks from our apartment, Declan said to me, “When I was little, I was scared of this frog,” and then proceeded to straddle it like a broken horse. This is … Continue reading →

A couple weeks ago, sitting in a café in London, I wrote a piece for Babble about kids and happiness, in response to the New York Magazine cover story, “All Joy and No Fun: Why Parents Hate Parenting.” The article, … Continue reading →