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The Monday Five – November 30, 2022

Uf. We’re at the doorstep of Christmas.  Are you ready? Because I’m not. I’ve barely begun any shopping.  As the father of a six-year-old and the husband of a woman who enjoys Christmas, I’ll be partaking in all the usual … Continue reading

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The Monday Five – November 21, 2022

We’re entering Thanksgiving week.  I like holidays in theory, but I find them a nuisance as well. My work week will be well disrupted between people being home on days they aren’t usually, travel, more travel, recovering from travel, and … Continue reading

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The Monday Five – 7 Nov 2022

In keeping with the previous post’s spirit, I will stick with the “5 Things” format for this blog.  At least for now. It’s an accessible format, and going for a weekly Monday post means I can spend the Sunday before … Continue reading

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My Five Things This Week

Today I am blatantly stealing a thing from entrepreneurial guru Tim Ferriss. His weekly newsletter is called “5-Bullet Friday,” which offers a few thoughts in a bullet format highlighting his recent interests.  I will not steal all his bullet points, … Continue reading

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Sleep Regression Is Apparently a Thing…

Sleeeeeep… Today’s topic. And a couple of days late! Wonder why that is. Oh, yeah! Kiddo got me up in the middle of the night. Three nights now. Originally, I was going to write about how well Jack has taken to … Continue reading

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Dear Jackrabbit #19 — Talking a Bit About Jobs

Dear Jackrabbit, These are some jobs I’ve had over the course of my lifetime: Writing tutor. Dishwasher. Typesetter. Roadie. Assistant manager of a copy shop. Gardener. Short order cook. Designer. Personal assistant. Cashier. Managing editor. Shelf stocker. Janitor. Camp counselor. … Continue reading

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New Parenting Is All About… Timing

I don’t know why we bother to have clocks in the house anymore. Maybe once upon a time we needed a clock to say something like, “Hey… it’s almost time for the Phil Silvers Show. Warm up the ol’ Dumont, … Continue reading

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