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Passing on… Passing.

The boy and I have been spending more time together lately, as my awesome wife has been in evening rehearsals for her return to the stage. So every day after work, little man and I go on some sort of adventure. These evenings sometimes challenge …

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Adventure, beauty, Climbing, driving, kids, parenthood, Park CityLeave a Comment on Passing on… Passing.June 13, 2014 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

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

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

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

The Social Network

Among the many priority shifts required for parenthood is the sudden awareness of certain places you never even saw before. The most striking is my sudden awareness of playgrounds, slides, and fast-food jungle gyms. I don’t think I ever actually used a fast-food play-palace during …

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Adventure, kids, parenthood, Park City, Playgrounds, Social Issues, Travel1 Comment on The Social NetworkJune 25, 2011 By todd
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