Prior to this past month, I knew absolutely nothing about Boy Scouts. I wasn’t “for” them or “against” them. I wasn’t a Scout as a child, and I’ve never had any reason to interact with them since then. All that ended with a Cub Scout recruiting drive at my son’s school. They held a big […]
Read MoreStone Mountain has a fantastic ropes course called “The Sky Hike.” It’s three stories tall, with the first level starting about twenty feet off the ground. It’s the sort of thing that gets your pulse racing just to look at, and then doesn’t dissapoint once you’re on it. The only problem is the height requirement, […]
Read MoreYesterday evening, my wife and kids surprised me with pizza and stromboli for dinner. “Daddy,” the four year old called. “We got you a special treat!” I ran down the stairs. “Oh yeah?” “Yeah,” he nodded. “Because you’ve had such a tough day.” During dinner, my wife excused herself to go to the bedroom. After […]
Read MoreToday’s tale is in the Seminole Chronicle. Click here to read it Keywords for searchers: Steelers, NFL, Giants, Football
Read MoreKindergarten has been a fairly tough transition for our six year old. He’s not someone well suited to institutionalization, and his natural flair for practical jokes is not quite as appreciated in school as it is outside of the classroom. His teacher (just like last year’s teacher) uses a stoplight system. This is a giant […]
Read MoreAt my six year old’s birthday party, each child was issued a superhero badge with a super power on it (Super Strong, Super Fast, or Can Fly). The kids had a great time, playing games and pretending to be superheroes. Towards the end of the party, however, as we were watching Sky High, a little girl […]
Read MoreOur three year old became a four year old yesterday. At the end of the festivities, as I was sitting in a chair pondering the cleanup, the little guy ran over to stand in front of me. “Daddy, am I four now?” “Yep!” I said. “You’re four!” He looked down at himself, then back up […]
Read MoreThe kids are very focused these days on “good guys” and “bad guys”. If someone gets hurt in a movie or a book, they immediately ask if that was a good guy or a bad guy. Whenever we consider seeing a movie, they ask if the good guys win. It’s very important to them. This […]
Read MoreWe were in a restaurant the other day when the waiters all came strutting past us to sing happy birthday to a neighboring table. Traditionally, we join in with the singing and clapping. This time, however, C didn’t join in. I asked him why not. His response: “No. Only children do that.” I do believe […]
Read MoreA couple months ago, my wife arranged for she and I to have a little retreat this past weekend. That was before all the surgeries, hospitalizations, health emergencies and all so on. Since this weekend ended up being clear, we stuck to our plans and headed to St. Augustine. It was the longest time that […]
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