Monthly Archives: December 2007
Toys for Guys
This past Christmas my wife gave me a supremely “guy” toy. She did this because, after twenty-two years of marriage, she’s given up any hope of ever curing me of my essential guyness. Early in our relationship she thought she … Continue reading
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Old Warrior
There comes a time in every dad’s life when he realizes he’s no longer the competitor he used to be. Somewhere along the line he’s lost the skills and reflexes of his youth and his kids can beat him. It’s … Continue reading
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Pet Supplies
If I’m the master of my household pets, why was I the one standing in line at the pet supply superstore shepherding two carts through the check-out line? The answer is simple; I’m a pawn of the pet-tech-industrial complex. In … Continue reading
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…But I Play One On TV
The real problem with television isn’t violence, or inappropriate content, or news stories which appear to have been invented just before the cameras rolled. The real problem is that kids are imitating the stuff they see between the commercials. Kids … Continue reading
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Words, Words, Words
Sometimes I feel like my life is really a movie; you know the kind where there’s some kind of cipher and everyone else is in on the secret but me … The DUH-Vinci Code. It’d probably be a lot easier … Continue reading
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