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Don’t Shit-on, Fertilize

Our little man is now two and a half and his vocabulary grows exponentially. My wife and I both make an effort to call things what they are and be specific and his little parrot mind locks all these new words away, categorizes them, and …

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Adventure, Hiking, Inspiration, kids, Learning, marriage1 Comment on Don’t Shit-on, FertilizeJuly 9, 2012 By todd

You’re Doing It Wrong

As an adult we get the illusion we’ve got things together and we’re presenting an articulate and refined person to the world. I watch this in myself and others with great fascination and I’ve written before about things not being as they seem on the …

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English, kids, Learning, parenthood, Stupidity2 Comments on You’re Doing It WrongMay 7, 2012 By todd

Fearless Leader

This weekend the kids and I went on a walk. By kids I mean the furry four-legged one and the blonde two-legged one. By walk, I mean a painfully slow ramble down the street in front of our house. Thankfully, we have a dead-end road …

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Adventure, Belief, Dog, driving, Faith, Fear, kids, Learning, parenthood, Park City3 Comments on Fearless LeaderFebruary 27, 2012 By todd

Days Without Incident

As my wife and I sat and shared with our small group the other night we both came to a similar moment of inspiration. We giggled like junior-high kids and since then the idea has stayed with me, filtering down through my subconscious and banging …

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Christianity, Faith, Friendship, Learning, marriage, Park City2 Comments on Days Without IncidentJanuary 15, 2012 By todd

Best Pictures of 2011 – Part 2

This is part two of my favorite pictures from 2011. While the first five were world photographs, this group is more personal. I either took them, or was part of their capture. And like the last time, I’ll comment on why they matter to me.

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2011, Cars, Hiking, Inspiration, kids, Park City, Photos2 Comments on Best Pictures of 2011 – Part 2December 24, 2011 By todd

Shit Storm IV: The Surprise

I didn’t expect to be writing about this topic any time soon, but that’s the thing about shit… it can surprise you.

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diapers, Dog, kids, parenthood, shit storm4 Comments on Shit Storm IV: The SurpriseDecember 22, 2011 By todd

Best Pictures of 2011 – Part 1

I love photography and I do believe it can say things that can’t ever be captured in words. So while this is obviously a text heavy blog, I wanted to share the photos which said the most to me this year and a few of …

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America, beauty, Belief, Christianity, Dog, Fear, Inspiration, iPhone, marriage, Muslims, Photos, Presidents, Riots, society, Steve Jobs1 Comment on Best Pictures of 2011 – Part 1December 20, 2011 By todd

Pondering Your Worth…

I’m so far behind in updating this blog that no one can claim I deal in “current events”. But, I’ve been thinking about a major news event since it happened. And even though it quickly died out of the news cycle, it seemed to me …

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Belief, Challenge, Inspiration, Live Well, parenthood, Purpose, Rants1 Comment on Pondering Your Worth…December 6, 2011 By todd

FaceBlek

I’m coming to the conclusion that I hate facebook. Its cultural ubiquity requires that I continue to use it indefinitely, mainly because of Everyday Driver, but I will do it grudgingly. In fact, in this world of “social-promotion” I should actually use it far more …

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Facebook, Media, Rants, Social Network, society, Technology, writing1 Comment on FaceBlekOctober 5, 2011 By todd

Act Two

I’ve been thinking a lot about my second Act. And I don’t really mean anything to do with screenplays. I’m talking about the second act of my life. Part 2, if you will, without actually being a sequel. Enough years have ticked by now that …

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Adventure, Aging, Inspiration, Learning, Purpose, writing2 Comments on Act TwoAugust 25, 2011 By todd

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