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Posts from different voices around what it means to be dad. The moments when we revel in the joy and success of our kids, as well as those times we are just trying to keep them from hating us.
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Le Freak
I place little stock in Astrology and Zodiac signs but I do find it humorous though that they are uncannily spot on when it comes to describing most of my personality traits. According to the Roman Zodiac I am a Libra. It’s the Scales which sym...
Warning Will Robinson! Danger! Danger!
Not too long ago I posted about our Chicago vacation. This incident happened while we were at the Shedd Aquarium, and I had forgotten all about it until just a couple of days ago. It’s been on my mind ever since and I wanted to put "pen to ...
ROADTRIPPPP!!!
ROADTRIP! – No word in the English language makes me me shudder like this one. Smells, visions and memories from childhood come streaming back, making me want to curl up in a fetal position and rock back and forth violently while sucking my thumb w...
Moments of clarity
I have many childhood memories which don’t seem to make any sense, or seem like they might be pure fantasy. There is one in particular I would like to share with you. I promise, I’ll divulge the reason why later. I will also preface this ...
Conversations at the dinner table
“Dad, what’s a Dike!?” My wife and I almost spewed dinner across from each other. About 3 minutes later, while wiping the tears from my eyes, and through high pitched giggles and snorts(from me) I finally asked: “Why do you as...
Share a sasparilla?
I have a curse. Many times when I hear a catchy tune it will be stuck in my noggin for days on end. Many folks that travel in and out of my circle take great joy in abusing this fact. Today this song from Noggin seems to be on repeat. Well, at least ...
I ain’t afraid of no ghost!
In my house we have a saying; “The only monster in this house is Daddy!” I created this little mnemonic to make sure my kids are not afraid of the darkness, or of things that go “bump” in the night. I grew up in a country stee...
The Sage
In church yesterday I watched as a father held his little girl in his arms. She was about five or six, and had her legs wrapped around his waist for support as she peered at the people towards the back of the church. The service started and we all s...
Life’s simple pleasures
At 5 months old Daughter#2 just recently graduated to solid foods, and HOLY COW can she put it away!. This little girls not has 2 hollow legs, but pretty much every appendage is hollow. I guess she gets that from me. We started with baby cereal for...
In winter’s grip
I really hate this time of year. Come the middle of February one is typically done with the cold months. The unexpected harsh winds while crossing the parking lot are no longer exhilarating but truly bothersome and biting. The same coat that brought...
Five short months ago
This blog sprung to life just five short months ago. Along the way we managed to meet some great people and discovered some truly creative, encouraging and fun blogs. Just browse through the links on the right to get an idea of what I’m talking...
Wonderful distraction - off topic
This is an off topic post but well worth it in my opinion. The Library of Congress has published more than 3000 photos to Flickr. One reason behind publishing the photos is to encourage Flickr users to comment on and tag the photos thus improving t...
I need to see a man about a guinea pig
It happened innocently enough I suppose. My wife and three year old daughter were stopping by Pet Smart to pick up some dog food. It turns out they were having a sale on Guinea Pigs, and as luck would have it my daughter just loooves guinea pigs. She...
Conversations in the car I
On the way home after eating too much pizza. The 16 month old is asleep and the 3 year old is eavesdropping. Dad: I’ve got heartburn, should’ve brought the TUMS. Girl: What did daddy say? Mom: He said his stomach hurts Dad: I didn’t...
Pointless Story I
My son is an avid Star Wars fan. He’s got Lego’s, Action Figures, and Transformers all created, or inspired by, the marketing Juggernaut that is LucasFilm Ltd. At dinner recently he was again explaining to me how cool and unique the St...
