Category Archives: Stories of my life

My new babysitting gig… part 1…

I forgot how much fun it was being a stay-at-home-dad… way back before it was cool… and the other dads used to make fun of me. I get to do this for at least 4 more days… YAY! Me and … Continue reading

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How to make a kid’s first birthday party all about me… I mean, not the actual party, but this blog post about the party… because this blog is my party… and… so… uh… oh, just read the post, it has pictures of a cute kid in it…

So that’s Olivia, and she turned one, and I was at her party… what? No… not the hairy one, that is my friend, Joey, Olivia’s dad… who was my wife’s friend back in high school… and her and him… oh, … Continue reading

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I went to an awesome party today!!!

My little buddy, Olivia, turned one! The thing is… and this is a ‘thing’ that is almost unheard of… but she wasn’t interested in that cupcake at all. Oh, she poked it a few times. And she checked it out … Continue reading

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So… about this new novel I’m writing…

Yes… the one that I am posting here as I write it… the one about the kick-ass princesses… uh huh, the one that is the first novel I ever tried to write from a female perspective, with strong female role … Continue reading

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Random pictures of trees, dogs and clouds…

No, that isn’t Spanish moss, in case you were wondering. It is a form of lichen. But it looks cool hanging on trees. These are the last pictures of our epic camping adventure over the Thanksgiving holiday… almost… I mean, … Continue reading

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Oh, and my youngest kid is learning how to drive…

There she is, in the moments before she first made a car move all on her own… I know, she looks just like me, right? And she doesn’t even look nervous. And there she goes. We were at the campground … Continue reading

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Synchronized aqua-squats… why is this not an olympic sport???

Sorry about that… I am still trying to finish up with the pictures from our epic Thanksgiving week camping adventure, and funny titles do draw in the tourists… On top of seeing all the cool birds that I already shared … Continue reading

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Birds and words… the final chapter…

Even if you aren’t one of the people who find birds interesting, surely that picture, taken by my daughter Mollie, of a bald eagle taking flight, will make something stir inside you. That being said, I seem to recall that … Continue reading

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Birds and words… part 7…

I saw a bald eagle! This is the very first time I have ever seen one in the wild, even though I have lived in America all my life. They are big birds, but they aren’t easy to spot. The … Continue reading

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Birds and words… part 6…

Now, in our continuing story of our holiday camping adventure, we come to the majestic love dance of the western grebe. Grebes are adorable little water birds with bright red eyes. When they aren’t looking for food, they are looking … Continue reading

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