daily life
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Class Struggle
October 25th, 2023 | daily life parenting
The kids are approaching life decisions, and economics and social strata have been on my mind.
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Hamster Rescue
September 17th, 2023 | daily life
Sometimes what I really need is right in front of me.
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Building Our Reserves
April 16th, 2023 | daily life
I’ve been thinking about how we store the things we need, hold onto them, and balance the books.
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Meditations: Reading
March 14th, 2023 | daily life
Change is in the wind. The kids keep growing, with college a couple years off. People I know — peers! — are retiring from longtime jobs.
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Fifty-nine
November 13th, 2022 | daily life
There is a time to admit that one is sneaking up to, perhaps stepping over, the boundary of middle age.
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Their Own Lives
June 26th, 2022 | daily life
The house is quiet, with our soon-to-be sixth grader off at camp. What’s a dad supposed to do?
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Mr Fix-It and Me
March 16th, 2022 | daily life
Dad was a compulsive helper, never happier than when he’d made something wonky work again.
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Walking
November 25th, 2021 | daily life
There’s a sweet spot between 6 and 7:30am, and if I catch it, the whole day goes better.
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The Lonely Reader Recommends
October 31st, 2021 | daily life
There’s a sweet heartache in connecting deeply with a work, feeling like the creator knows you.
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Kites Flying
October 22nd, 2021 | daily life
There’s plenty to worry about with technology, but one thing that always delights is Google Photos sending me reminders of the past.
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Walking Back
May 31st, 2021 | daily life
I can feel it now. We’re going to find our way back to each other.
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Post-Pandemic Plans
April 24th, 2021 | daily life
Perhaps I was counting too much on the relief being vaccinated would bring.
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A New Kind of Dad
March 28th, 2021 | daily life
Every day calls for improvising and offers hope of new ideas, but sometimes it’s clear the whole plan has to change.
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The Yesterday Problem
December 31st, 2020 | daily life
I’m thinking about time on the last day of 2020.
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Certainty
December 6th, 2020 | daily life
I feel envy for those who, presented with something new, quickly land on a position and seem confident in their choice. It happens to me occasionally, but usually I have to flipflop around like a fish out of water, until I either land on a position or put it off for later. I have many opinions and beliefs about things, it’s just that they can be contradictory.