His name was Patrick and he was lost. And he wasn’t just lost, he was hopelessly, frantically lost and no… Read more I Was a Lost Boy Too
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Kayaking During a Thunderstorm: Parenting Using the Forgotten Technique of Mortal Terror
A simple kayaking trip turned terrifying, a fishing trip becoming a running of the bulls, and other fantastic parenting dos and do nots.

2021 – Chapter Nine: Being Chased by White Kids, A Sex Story, and Bellybutton Lint.
“I didn’t tell anyone about my near-sex experience until maybe twenty years later when that memory came up in my mind, unbidden and I just started laughing about it. Then I told my wife and she laughed too.”

Fathers, We Need to Do Better for Mothers
It’s Mother’s Day today and I started to wax nostalgic on a post about the wonders of mother’s, about how… Read more Fathers, We Need to Do Better for Mothers

2021 – Chapter Eight: Teaching Sportsmanship, Campfires, and Smashing the Patriarchy to My Six-Year-Old
Raising a child is a full time job, and I have three. There are no breaks when they’re young, even… Read more 2021 – Chapter Eight: Teaching Sportsmanship, Campfires, and Smashing the Patriarchy to My Six-Year-Old