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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

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

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

Like Golf…

Over the past few years, my interest in cars has gone from a normal hobby to a full-blown un-treatable obsession. Obviously this has coincided with my involvement in Everyday Driver, but it has created an interesting side-effect. The vast majority of my time behind the …

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beauty, Cars, driving, Everyday Driver, Inspiration, Rants, Travel3 Comments on Like Golf…October 24, 2010 By todd

Newsflash: Marriage is Hard

This weekend my wife and I celebrated our 12th Anniversary. It’s simply shocking to think that I’ve been married for twelve years, and even more amazing, that my wife has been able to put up with me! We had a wonderful time away from our …

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beauty, Hiking, Learning, marriage, Mountains, Park City4 Comments on Newsflash: Marriage is HardAugust 30, 2010 By todd

Occupational Hazzard

The minute I saw this news story I knew I’d found a blog entry. A strange mix of irony, tragedy, and sheer stupidity converging to create fantastic commentary on the strangeness of our society. Here’s the short version: A 20 year old girl in Detroit …

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America, beauty, Media, Rants, society, StupidityLeave a Comment on Occupational HazzardMay 20, 2010 By todd

Where’s the Glow III

Ladies and Gentlemen, we are now postpartum. The Baby has landed. The Stork has delivered. Whatever way you’d like me to say that we have gone from pregnancy to parenthood. So you might be wondering how I can write another entry about pregnancy. Well, I’ve …

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beauty, kids, Learning, marriage, parenthood, pregnancy, Rants, societyLeave a Comment on Where’s the Glow IIIDecember 26, 2009 By todd

You Know What It’s Like…

I’ve just been struck by yet another oddity of the English Language. In many ways I’ve spent a large portion of my adult life trying to figure out quick effective ways to use my native tongue. In fact, my only tongue.  (Porque yo hablo espanol …

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beauty, kids, marriage, pregnancy, Rants, writing2 Comments on You Know What It’s Like…October 11, 2009 By todd

Where’s the Glow?

So.  This is the first of what I assume will be many postings related to kids and parenting. (If you didn’t know… well… SURPRISE… We’re 6 months pregnant!) As my wife and I march closer to the birth of our little man, the changes are …

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beauty, kids, Learning, parenthood, pregnancy, Rants, society3 Comments on Where’s the Glow?September 4, 2009 By todd

Look Around…

I got inspired this week with a tiny little story idea.  Too small to go anywhere else, but bigger than my average post here.  Yet since it blends with the tone of my other musings, here you go… It’s a bit of slow burn, but …

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beauty, Cars, Inspiration, Purpose, writing3 Comments on Look Around…August 8, 2009 By todd
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