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Mothers who made a father out of me
According to the 31 emails a day I’ve been receiving from ProFlowers, Teleflorist and Shari’s Berries — and the commercials I’ve seen from Kay Jeweler’s, this Sunday is Mother’s Day — in case you...
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Teenage math for Dad: Everything equals fifty-fifty
Hope you had a great Memorial Day weekend. Mine was great, and crappy. My next door neighbors moved out on Friday. Nice couple, kids grown and long-gone. I liked them a lot, but it was a good move for...
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Summertime and the living is easy
Photo above: Screen shot from YouTube video of The Who at the Isle of Wight Music Festival, 1970. Was it last Friday when my bright and precocious five-year-old walked out of his last day of...
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Dad I saved the funny lines for you
My teenage sons often point out to me how little I know about their world. Sometimes that makes me smile to myself. Most of the time, I just laugh in their face. But I get it. When I was a teenager, I...
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The quintessential American family — the Cleavers from Leave It To Beaver. Hugh Beaumont and Tony Dow as Ward and Wally Cleaver. Photo is screen shot from YouTube video. Kids don’t know everything....
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Tough Break
I can still hear it … It was a tight game, with a lot on the line. And they came at him. Maybe they just picked that play, or maybe they decided to test the kid who had sat out more than half of last...
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Baseball playoffs: Pick a flag, pick a team
Last week, I took a stand, for what I believe in. I took down one flag, and put up another. I was trying to pledge my allegiance — to a team. And in doing so, I was reminded of the time my sons saved...
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Haunted: Halloween with friends
One of the best Halloween nights of my life was also absolutely the worst. I’ve always loved Halloween. Growing up in the Northeast, the seasonal changes meant any costume was probably not going to...
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Chuck Berry is The Man
The man turned 90 this week. THE man. Chuck Berry. Maybelline. Johnny Be Good. Roll Over Beethoven. RocknRoll icon Chuck Berry, the very first man inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, turned 90...
View ArticleElection results: I’m a kid again
Today, on the day after, the sun rose. The birds chirped. And so I feel like a kid again! I’m a kid in my almost totally white suburban small hometown. Dad went to work every day, Mom stayed home and...
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