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fathers and daughters
He called out to me as I was taking the blue recycling bin out of the side yard by the garage to roll to the curb. He had stopped his bicycle in the middle of the street, several feet away … Continue reading
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Tagged economy, empathy, fatherhood, gratitude, helping others, parenting
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this is me at thirty-eight
Whenever I’m in photographs, I’m rarely alone. Just as during the undocumented moments that make up the majority of life lived, I’m always with others: holding a child up high, or putting an arm around my love, or squeezing into … Continue reading
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Tagged birthdays, blogging, Dad 2.0, dadblogging, family, growing up, SAHDs
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freaky friday (and thursday, and saturday, and sunday)
I don’t get out much. And that’s fine. No, really. I mean, yes, I’d love more regular outings sans kids with my wife, and I’d surely appreciate more solo time to read and write. (Read: to nap.) And yes, just … Continue reading
dads of a different color
Next week, I’m honored to be a speaker at the inaugural Dad 2.0 Summit in Austin, Texas. I’ll be part of a panel called “Pack Mentality: Dads and the Power of Community,” moderated by Bobblehead Dad Jim Higley with Chookooloonks … Continue reading
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Tagged Dad 2.0, dadbloggers of color, dadblogging, dads, dads of color, diversity, race
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my better-late-than-never entry into the “what _____ think I do” meme–for SAHDs
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Tagged daddy in a strange land, dads, internet, meme, SAHDs, what my friends think I do
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an end and a beginning (hopefully)
For another forty minutes or so, it is still November 30, 2011, and thus the last day of NaBloPoMo and my little experiment to try to get myself blogging more and into the habit of daily writing practice. Including this … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, nablopomo, nablopomo day 30, perseverance, the writing life, writer's block, writing, writing practice
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giving and receiving
It’s less than a month until Christmas, and that means, of course, that I need to get my gift-giving ass in gear. I still haven’t even made out our list of who needs to be given stuff and what yet, … Continue reading
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Tagged first world problems, gift giving, nablopomo, nablopomo day 29, shopping
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second-child dinner-prep-time-neglect-induced tantrum syndrome
We used to talk all the time about how easy a baby The Button was, about how she never cried without a reason. Even now, strangers remark on how outgoing and happy she seems to always be. And really, for … Continue reading
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fatigue(d)
I’m tired. It’s 10:30, and I just fell asleep on the floor while watching the premiere episode of Tony Bourdain’s new show, The Layover, on the DVR. La dra. knew I fell asleep because I had possession of the remote … Continue reading
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Tagged fatigue, holidays, nablopomo, nablopomo day 27, randomness, road trip, tiredness, travel
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on the town
For the second time this NaBloPoMo month, I missed a post, and again it was while we were staying overnight at my parents’. Last night, I was so tired that I went to bed early (10:30), before my parents even, … Continue reading
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Tagged date night, Los Angeles, Los Feliz, marriage, nablopomo, nablopomo day 26, relationships
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daddy in a strange land 