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Morning

There’s nothing quite as refreshing as a good night’s sleep. One thing I always seem to struggle with is that transitional period between slumber and awake. During this time it’s not advisable for me to attempt any tedious tactile tasks like opening the plastic bag liner of a new box of cereal. For some reason […]

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Eye for Detail

I’m amazed at the level of detail some artists put into their work. I know many times I end up overworking a piece in an effort to capture all the details I see. In fact, it’s more of a challenge for me to keep my drawings more simplistic and spontaneous. Overall I think most artists […]

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Television

Last night our oldest son asked why we don’t have a nice big flat screen ‘like everyone else’. My wife simply told him that our television is perfectly fine and that buying a new HD flat screen would require more investments that we don’t want to make at this point. That being said, we can […]

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Soccer

My youngest had his first soccer game this weekend and his team won. And, so did the other team. In fact, they don’t even keep score. It would seem that eight-year-olds are much too young and sensitive to handle the stress of competitive sports. I realize it’s important to teach kids the skills of the […]

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Spam

Technology has certainly changed the way we communicate with one another (just ask the USPS), so it should come as no surprise that yesterday’s unsolicited junk mail is today’s spam email. Fortunately a lot of these emails never see the light of day thanks to my spam filter, but occasionally some messages slip through. No […]

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Back to School

Today, after three busy months of relatively carefree bliss, our boys reluctantly returned to school. So now our household has a sixth grader, a second grader and a teacher who still gets that pit in his stomach when August ‘Back to School’ season comes around. Personally I think the infamous ‘Back to School’ sales are […]

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Midget Football

My oldest son just started his second year of midget football and has been struggling through practices. Not so much because he is out of shape but because his pants don’t fit. Running wind sprints is difficult when your pants slide down to fit more like a gunny sack in a potato race. We determined […]

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Eminemesis

Much to our chagrin, the envelope-pushing, foul-mouthed white rapper, Eminem has been getting plenty of airplay lately. It seems standard these days for one musician to team up and work collaboratively with another (they must split royalties and make more or something) and Marshall Mathers is no different. With compilations featuring the likes of Rhianna, […]

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Big Hairy Deal

I’ve got absolutely nothing against personal expression but I think the commission should slap down some guidelines with regard to a player’s hair length in the NFL. Sorry guys, but those hippie dreads make you look like a dirty mop wearing a helmet. I would think that aside from looking ridiculous, it would slow these […]

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The BLT (Boys Love This)

Without fail there are a number of meals that one of our boys loves and the other hates. Still other meals that we may find delicious, they both find disgusting. And, yes, there are even some that they both beg for that we’re not crazy about. Regardless of how the ‘finicky’ formula falls, the cook […]