Last weekend I was looking at a .gif on my computer when Annie sat next to me and asked, “What’s that thing that goes over and over and over again?” Once I explained it to her she was immediately smitten. We spent the next ten minutes looking at dog “jeffs” (as she calls them) until…
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Ruining Halloween
October 31st, 2013Comments: 36
Yesterday a woman in North Dakota made a stir by announcing she plans to give the overweight trick-or-treaters who come to her door a note to take home to their parents that says how irresponsible it was for them to let their child go out in search of candy. Like a lot of people I was…
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You Belong In Pictures
October 29th, 2013Comments: 4
It’s funny to see the things in your kids that remind you of yourself. Sometimes they’re obvious, like Annie’s eyes, which are almost the exact same color as mine. Other times they’re less obvious. These less obvious similarities can take you by surprise and remind you of something about yourself that you forgot a long…
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Ice, Ice Baby
October 24th, 2013Comments: 29
On Tuesday I told you about one of the things Annie absolutely had to do while she was here in Hawaii. Well, today I’m going to tell you about one of mine! A few months ago I was watching an episode of Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern set in Hawaii where he ate a local…
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She Put De Lime In De Coconut
October 22nd, 2013Comments: 6
Annie has been super excited about coming to Hawaii, and from the minute we told her about this trip she started to make plans for all the things she wanted to do while here. The most pressing items on her agenda? Dancing the hula with a real hula girl, swimming in the ocean, and drinking…
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Bump In The Night
October 17th, 2013Comments: 14
James started to sleep through the night last month, and Heather and I were super excited about it. “REM sleep! Can you believe it, Heather? We might actually get some REM sleep!” Unfortunately, the good times were short-lived for all three of us. Teething soon hit James hard, and Heather and I have had to…
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A History of Violence
October 15th, 2013Comments: 16
At the supermarket the other day I saw a couple of men with their children having a screaming match in the parking lot. A lot of people were gathered around, watching, and for a while it looked as though the fathers might come to blows. In the end they both walked away, but it made…
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Dad Profiling
October 10th, 2013Comments: 87
I’ve been sitting on writing this post for a couple weeks because I wasn’t sure exactly what I wanted to say about it. I knew that I was annoyed by what happened – angered even – but it’s not a totally black or white situation. A few weeks ago my parents took me, Annie, my…
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