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4 Decades, Part 4 – 30 to 39 years

I’ve reached the fourth and final decade in my recollections on turning 40. (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) In this latest ten years are some of the biggest moments, largest risks, and most unexpected cherished memories.

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40, Adventure, Faith, Fear, Hiking, Inspiration, Learning, marriage, New Line Cinema, Park City, risk, YosemiteLeave a Comment on 4 Decades, Part 4 – 30 to 39 yearsOctober 19, 2013 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

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

Mormon Revolution

I’ve had this thing nagging at me for a while, an issue in the back of my mind which I keep bumping into and then turning away from. But since moving to Utah, I’ve come face to face with it a few times and now …

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America, Belief, Christianity, Faith, Fear, marriage, Rants, Utah5 Comments on Mormon RevolutionAugust 1, 2010 By todd

GOD & DOG III – Change is Bad…

The more I learn about my dog, the more I uncover lessons about God. In the midst of our move I’ve been watching our pup and her awareness of what’s happening around her. And like my wife’s pregnancy, the dog knows something’s going on, and …

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Belief, Dog, Fear, Inspiration, Learning, Mountains, parenthood, Park City, Travel2 Comments on GOD & DOG III – Change is Bad…June 25, 2010 By todd

Leaps of Faith

Some people struggle with what they believe. I generally don’t. I can support my beliefs with logical facts or experience. Personally, spiritually, professionally, I could tell you what I believe. I struggle with Faith. “the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things unseen”. …

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Belief, Faith, Fear, Hollywood, marriageLeave a Comment on Leaps of FaithMay 24, 2010 By todd

Reckless Endangerment

Life is a frustrating series of boundaries. I’ve always hated the things I can’t do, lack the talent to accomplish, or won’t find the access to attempt. And now, as a father, I will be forced into the role of “them”. I’m now part of …

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Belief, driving, Fear, Inspiration, kids, Media, Mountains, parenthood, Rants, society, Stupidity4 Comments on Reckless EndangermentApril 26, 2010 By todd

Unwelcome Extremities

I’ve been thinking about two news events which happened within 24hrs of each other on Christmas day 2009: Two men with deeply held religious beliefs illegally traveled into other countries to spread their messages. Neither succeeded, but both made news. And though the news coverage …

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America, Belief, Fear, Presidents, Purpose, Rants, societyLeave a Comment on Unwelcome ExtremitiesJanuary 11, 2010 By todd

GOD & DOG II

Many of you told me you enjoyed the previous post on this topic. Now when I say “many”, I’m aware that there’s about 3 of you, so any two would actually represent a sweeping majority more clear than our last four Presidential elections… But I …

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Belief, Dog, Fear, Learning, parenthood3 Comments on GOD & DOG IIOctober 23, 2009 By todd

Where Were You…

I’m a child of 80s pop culture. Those were my defining years. And I’m a story teller and filmmaker, so the films from that era shaped me. And the iconic films of the 80s were mostly made by one man, John Hughes. He died suddenly …

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80s, Belief, Fear, Ferris Buellers Day Off, Friendship, Hollywood, Inspiration, John Hughes, Rants2 Comments on Where Were You…August 6, 2009 By todd

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