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Category Archives: The Kids
M.T. nest
Happy 18th Birthday, Matthew. You’ve been a gift to us. But now that college is looming, it’s time for us to give that same gift to the rest of the world. Continue reading
Posted in Education, Family, Life and how to live it, Nostalgia, Parenting, The Kids
Tagged 18th birthday, children, empty nest, growing up, letting go, Nostalgia, parenting, parents, starting college
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Air drag deployed (part 6: Sold)
While my insurance adjuster was looking for my old car, I was looking at a new one. Kim, Matthew, and I spent that Saturday at nearby dealership, test-driving multiple models and evaluating colors. We finally settled on one that afternoon … Continue reading
Air drag deployed (part 5: Stalled)
That weekend, I left a message for my claim contact, between her bankers’ hours. Her message had said she had a few questions about the accident, so I recapped it as best I could in a voicemail message – not … Continue reading
Air drag deployed (part 3: Scoob?)
The tow truck arrived about ten minutes later. The guy got out and my first thought was “a right jolly old elf.” He didn’t quite look like Santa, but…he looked like Santa. Perhaps Santa’s southern cousin. He was rotund and … Continue reading
Air drag deployed (part 2: Shock)
Once I forced my car to hobble onto the shoulder, I turned off the ignition, looked further ahead, and partially solved the mystery of the missing second party. Maybe 300 yards in front of me (I’m a horrible judge of … Continue reading
Dan folds
It was September 12, 2001. I was stuck in Peoria, Illinois, where I’d been when the previous day’s attacks had occurred. I’d come for a communicators’ conference, which had ended early and left me more or less stranded there while … Continue reading
Posted in Air Travel, Family, Life and how to live it, Music, Nostalgia, The Kids, The Wife
Tagged 9/11, baby, Ben Folds, college, growing up, parenting, Peoria, Rockin' the Suburbs, Still Fighting It
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Watching and learning…and wishing
Eighteen years ago, everything changed for us. That was the day we finally met Christopher, aka Doodlebug, aka Doodle McScootle, aka Scooter, aka CB, aka Mister Christer (those last two words should rhyme, by the way), after a long, nine-month … Continue reading
Posted in Birthdays, Family, Father's Day, Life and how to live it, The Kids, The Wife
Tagged 18, adult, baby, birthday, Episcopalian, Father's Day, humor, intellectual, son
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Flak in my day…
It starts every year around this time. The cranks take to social media and online comment sections — or worse, they shout at us in person — to belittle and bemoan the idea of having “graduation” for any grade that … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Family, Life and how to live it, Parenting, The Kids
Tagged back in my day, celebration, graduation, joy, school
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Canteys happen more often?
There’s a lot of angst out there tonight. Has been for a while, but this week has been particularly bad. People are upset about a lot of different things. I was, too. Then I took Matthew to the Canteys. Every … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life and how to live it, The Kids, Theatre
Tagged angst, awards, Theatre
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…Under the hood
The capper on yesterday’s list of admittedly first-world problems was a movie spoiler. Something related to being in a theater. So it was only fitting that the turnaround came from being in a theatre (and yes, I intentionally spelled them … Continue reading
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