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Let’s Make Friends

As I continue to walk through parenthood, I do everything I can to be a great father. My son deserves a father who will equip him to stand on his own, know who he is, and reach for great things. We all deserve that. The …

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Inspiration, kids, Learning, parenthood, Park City, societyLeave a Comment on Let’s Make FriendsApril 14, 2014 By todd

A Father-Son Story

My son’s introduction to Star Wars now has new twists I didn’t imagine the last time I shared my ineptitude. I continue to be surprised by the things that stick in our little guy’s mind. Luckily, there are few things that are scaring him, but …

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Films, Inspiration, kids, Learning, parenthood, Star WarsLeave a Comment on A Father-Son StoryNovember 11, 2013 By todd

Geek Tragedy

I consider myself a fairly tame member of the geek world. I’ve never attended Comic-con. I don’t dress up. Many video games and TV shows have passed me by without my time or concern. Yet I can still hold my own in conversations about those …

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Films, kids, Learning, parenthood, Rants, Star Wars, story, StupidityLeave a Comment on Geek TragedyOctober 29, 2013 By todd

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

Lessons in Spit

Going out to eat with my son is like trying to lead a prayer group with a strobe light. It’s distracting to say the least, and never a calming experience. He’s not much of an eater and would rather use the booth as a jungle …

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Adventure, Belief, Christianity, Failings, fatherhood, kids, Learning, parenthood, puke, spit-up3 Comments on Lessons in SpitMarch 11, 2013 By todd

That’s My Penis

I’ve realized that when it comes to bodily functions, I’m a bit of a puritan. In junior high when boys decide that all the best jokes contain waste, I was always the first to be disgusted. And then in college we had a guy in …

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kids, Learning, parenthood, Porn, Rants, shit storm4 Comments on That’s My PenisOctober 1, 2012 By todd

Death to Funerals

On a recent hike with one of my best friends I mentioned my distain for funerals and he nodded knowingly. You see, he turns 40 this year – and I’m only a year away – so deep conversations are more prone to brush up against …

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beauty, Belief, Faith, fatherhood, Friendship, Hiking, Hollywood, Inspiration, John Hughes, kids, Learning, Purpose, Rants, society, Tony Scott6 Comments on Death to FuneralsAugust 20, 2012 By todd

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

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