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I spent this weekend in a house owned by my family in the mountains. We do this a few times a year. My father’s family had been coming to this area for many years, staying in one of the many cabins in the area before they bought the small house nestled in a valley by a creek. I’ve been coming here since the 1970′s – in other words, all my life. I’ve heard stories for . . . → Read More: The day I was chased by a tree – a lesson viscerally learned I’m willing to bet that you’ve heard of Jon and Kate Plus 8, even if you don’t watch the TLC program yourself. It’s getting a lot of publicity lately, led by a focus on the potential break-up of their marriage. For any who may not know what it is, a family with a pair of twins followed by sextuplets have invited cameras into their home and lives to follow them around and show what life . . . → Read More: Jon and Kate Plus 8… plus 10 million… minus one I don’t follow football. At all. Never have. Most of the time I’m surprised to learn that the Super Bowl is on. I used to appreciate the commercials and watched mostly for them, but in the last few years that hasn’t been much of a draw either. So what was it about last night’s Super Bowl that was so great that I now sing it’s praises? It’s very simple: it kept all you crazy football . . . → Read More: Why I loved last night’s Super Bowl If you’re not a parent or don’t want to talk about the logistics of sickness, move along… nothing to see here. You’ve been warned. So after Thanksgiving dinner was over and we were all about to head home, my nephew got sick. Really sick. Suddenly and explosively. And voluminously. It was very surprising, so for a second everyone just stood there not sure what to do. (I feel bad for my nephew, too. Not only . . . → Read More: Not for the queasy – where to get sick I’ve got a swirl of thoughts going on in my head at the moment. This one’s gonna ramble. Hopefully it comes out making some kind of sense. I want to end my life. Well, part of it anyway. I would prefer to continue breathing, let’s just get that straight right away. I want to excise the part of myself that wants “stuff.” Wanting stuff is the pursuit of temporary pleasure. As soon as I get . . . → Read More: I want to end my life, but I’m too lazy What is wrong with parents? Today, my wife and I went to see two vastly different films, Wall-E and The Dark Knight (reviews to follow). In both films, there were families in the audience that made me want to go up to the parents and say “What are you thinking?! You have an important role to play as a parent, and you’re screwing it up!” For the family in Wall-E, that would have been a . . . → Read More: Kids in the movie theater For all you dad’s out there, and mine specifically, Happy Father’s Day. Thanks for all you’ve taught us, thanks for all the fun we’ve had. Thanks for the trips to the parks, the encouragement, and the discipline. And most of all, thanks for not killing us when we put a hole through the car battery (that may only apply to my Dad…). Thanks for the support and the love. And now, a message from the . . . → Read More: Happy Father’s Day |
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