Category Archives: Holidays

Christmas Is Over, Can We Start Boxing, Now?

Posted on December 30, 2012 by

I make no bones about it when I say that Christmas is awesome. I love all the build up to it, the anticipation over the Big Day, getting the tree, putting up the lights and all the classic and modern-day … Continue reading →

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You Better Not Cry…Well, Maybe A Little

Posted on December 21, 2012 by

Christmas is unavoidable. From the time we are able to utter our first sentences, we learn that it comes on December 25 every year. You get a tree and throw some lights up on it. And there are presents involved. … Continue reading →

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Why Daddy Drinks: Reason No. 9.–Because I Made It

Posted on July 18, 2012 by

I think every dad needs a drink. Not literally, nor all the time. But he should have a drink that is his own, that he can order without irony at a bar and, more importantly, make himself. It’s also best … Continue reading →

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The First 662.7 Miles Are Always The Easiest

Posted on July 14, 2012 by

“Good evening, sir! Do you have a reservation?” The desk clerk at the Tillamook, Ore. Shilo Inn looked like she had put in a full day  checking in families and answering calls for more towels and was ready for her … Continue reading →

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Oops: A Father’s Day confession

Posted on June 15, 2012 by

My wife and I pretty much agreed on the big decisions. We would live together before we got married. We’d have children. We’d have our first before she turned 30. We would have two. Continue reading →

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Why Daddy Drinks–Reason No. 7: The Tantrums

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

I just returned to work after 10 days off for Christmas and New Year’s and I have a new-found respect for my daughters’ daycare providers. That’s because during the recent week-and-a-half away from the office, my wife and I kept … Continue reading →

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In The Beginning…

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

Forty three years ago today, on December 24, 1968, I was a little more than 10 months old. On that day, Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and William Anders became the first human beings to orbit the Moon. … Continue reading →

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The Beard-Week One

Posted on January 14, 2011 by

I knew that staying home with Little Sis for eight weeks would test my mettle, never mind my sanity, and, at times every ounce of my physical strength, which judging by the few times I have made it to the … Continue reading →

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The Christmas Birthday Conundrum

Posted on December 22, 2010 by

I am proud to say that I am one of those Old-School Purists who loves everything about Christmas. I love having the biggest fattest tree I can fit in my truck. And thanks to the quick thinking and good eye … Continue reading →

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Why Daddy Drinks–Reason No. 3: The Photo Shoot

Posted on November 27, 2010 by

Digital cameras and photography have been a boon to parents. I mean, it used to be that we were limited by 12-, 24-, or 36-exposure rolls of film and we had to be extremely careful about parsing out the few … Continue reading →

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