On Writing
I have decided to start using my “Opinion” label more, because I find myself only publishing serious posts lately, or posts that I spend a really long time composing. It seems that readers are eager...
View ArticleThe Puzzle Box
Noodle usually hops, gallops, skips, or darts across the house, so when he glided toward me with an elegance he had never expressed, I knew something out of the ordinary was afoot. In his hand was a...
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The Notebook
Hey Noodle, let’s go on an adventure. My notebook is nearly full again. It’s tattered, worn, scribbled in and on, the corners are turned up, folded over, and the whole thing looks like it’s been soaked...
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Cussing Kids Are Clear Thinkers
Yesterday, when I returned to the car after paying for gas, Noodle announced, “I was saying rude words.” I always leave his window open so that I can chit chat with him while pumping, and it occurred...
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Dinner With Daddy
Hi I’m Noodle. My daddy writes and sometimes he writes when he cooks. I think it’s not a good idea because sometimes he doesn’t watch what he cooks, but he tells me to “pay attention” all the time, so...
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It’s Not You, It’s Me
Day one, I started Noodle on a sonic diet of Motörhead. In the time leading up to his birth, I learned quickly that jingle-jangly kids’ music drives me nuts. We’ll compromise, I figured: I choose the...
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Being There
I realized one morning last week, in a way that I’ve never realized it before, that I am smack dab in the middle of my run. This year I turn 40. I like being in the second half now, as the first was a...
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I’m Looking At The Millennial In The Mirror
Millennials are shape shifters, hard to draw lines around in ways that their critics find familiar. The generation who raised them barely recognizes their children’s and grandchildren’s dreams,...
View ArticleApple Slices & Saying Goodnight
Like any three year old, Noodle has a tough time settling down at night. In an ongoing effort to make us feel as if we don’t feed and water him adequately, he always asks for an apple and something to...
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Why I Blog
Since I recently threw my hat in the “Dad Blogger” ring, I have read extensively in the genre, trying to get a sense of the styles and structures of a well-crafted post. I can’t judge whether I craft...
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