Tag: writing
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On Our First Pinewood Derby
The Pinewood Derby race with Reagan was a challenging yet fun experience for the father-son duo. Despite challenges in car construction and performance, they enjoyed the process together. The father’s mishaps were met with the son’s understanding, highlighting the importance of bonding over outcomes rather than winning, embracing the journey instead.
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On Navigating Parenthood
A father reflects on parenting, love, and giving advice—written for his boys to read someday.
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On My Mount Rushmore of Shows
In a letter to his sons, a dad reflects on Web 2.0 debates and shares his Mt. Rushmore of TV shows: Black Mirror, Ozark, Arcane, and Ted Lasso. These picks showcase his love for thought-provoking, innovative, and heartfelt stories. With honorable mentions like Breaking Bad and Severance, he invites future debates—minus the Todd-level negativity. A…
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On Leading Tiger Scouts
Reagan, I’m writing this ahead of our Tiger Scout meeting tonight where I will be leading your troop (den? pack?). Couple that with your troop/den/pack president(or leader or I’m new to this so I don’t know what anyone is called) is out sick, so not only will I be leading the class, but I’ll be…
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From Ryan to Rogue
Boys, I know I’ve written about Rogue before, it was actually about this time last year, but a lot has happened in his life since then, and most of it hasn’t been great. Rogue is a big dog and big dogs get old fast. He has arthritis in his hips (and probably everywhere else) and…
From Ryan to Reagan and Koen 