Category Archives: Life and how to live it

M.T. nest

Posted on July 27, 2023 by Dan Bain

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 →

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The soloist

Posted on November 1, 2022 by Dan Bain

He came down the driveway at the tail end of one of the few large groups we saw last night. We were sitting in folding chairs just inside the open garage, staying out of the drizzle and issuing warnings to … Continue reading →

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Sliding the trails

Posted on August 16, 2020 by Dan Bain

We live right next to one of Raleigh’s Greenway trails, which I’ve enjoyed. I used to ride my bike on it regularly. During the two years prior to Memorial Day Weekend, I rode it exactly three times. Each outing ended … Continue reading →

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Dan folds

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Dan Bain

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 →

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Watching and learning…and wishing

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Dan Bain

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 →

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Flak in my day…

Posted on June 1, 2019 by Dan Bain

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 →

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Canteys happen more often?

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Dan Bain

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 →

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Newfound friend

Posted on June 3, 2018 by Dan Bain

I was checking out after this week’s grocery run at Target tonight when a nervous-looking woman, who had left the store only moments before, came back in with her two young kids and a cart still full of groceries. She … Continue reading →

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…Under the hood

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Dan Bain

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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Over the top…

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Dan Bain

I don’t know how to start this blog entry any more than I knew how to start this day. I only hope the entry ends as well as the day did. I woke up from either a bad dream that … Continue reading →

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