Author Archives: jdteehan

About jdteehan

John is a proud geek and nerd, a publisher, a freelancer, and a new dad. He's into books, gaming, and music. He's a good cook, a passing musician and artist, and terrible fisherman. The biggest thing in his life right now is being a new dad and he has started a blog all about that. Visit Dearjackrabbit.com for more on that. Also visit Merryblacksmith.com for word on publishing projects.

Chill, new dads…

Posted on April 20, 2017 by jdteehan

Today’s post is for the new dads and the soon-to-be new dads. Chill. Really… stop panicking. I’ve been seeing a lot of new dads on the Facebook New Dad’s Support Group all ready to have meltdowns because they’re about to … Continue reading →

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Dear Jackrabbit #29 — Easter morning ramble

Posted on April 18, 2017 by jdteehan

[NOTE:  I finished writing this Sunday morning but neglected to hit the “publish” button in WordPress and failed to notice that it hadn’t posted to Facebook or Twitter either. My bad, but not surprising given how off I was Sunday … Continue reading →

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Recent Random Observations

Posted on April 14, 2017 by jdteehan

[Note: I’m going to move the Thursday entries from morning to late evening. That’s just how my work schedule has been going lately. I’ll be keeping up with posting entries on Thursdays, but most of you will likely not see … Continue reading →

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A Day In the Life…

Posted on April 11, 2017 by jdteehan

What is my average day like? It has changed over the past seven months here and there, but, for the most part, here is what my typical weekday (assuming Jack sleeps through the night) looks like: 5 or 6 am … Continue reading →

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Dear Jackrabbit #28 — Our Little Secret

Posted on April 9, 2017 by jdteehan

Dear Jackrabbit, I’ll let you in on a little secret. I apologize if this is going to embarrass you later on in life, but you’re just barely seven months old now and in no position to stop me. Sorry. The … Continue reading →

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Dear Jackrabbit #27 — Sicko!

Posted on April 7, 2017 by jdteehan

[Note: I promised a Dear Jackrabbit entry for Thursday and it’s technically still Thursday for a couple of more minutes. Today’s topic is about being sick. We’ve been a plague house this week. We’re shaking off our various colds and … Continue reading →

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Sleep Regression Is Apparently a Thing…

Posted on March 30, 2017 by jdteehan

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 #26 — Tidbits of Youth

Posted on March 26, 2017 by jdteehan

Dear Jackrabbit, I never knew much about my dad’s younger days. Occasionally, when we were both older, I got a few tidbits, but rarely any day-to-day, mundane sort of things that gave me an impression of his youth. The same–maybe … Continue reading →

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Roll For Initiative

Posted on March 24, 2017 by jdteehan

Last year, a few months before Jack was born, I wrote a piece for the geek website Forces of Geek about gaming for kids: RPG Gaming With Kids: A Preview for Me and a Report for You. It was a … Continue reading →

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Teething Season Opens?

Posted on March 23, 2017 by jdteehan

So seems that all doubts have been removed and we are now in the Teething Season. You can feel his little chompers when he gnaws on your finger. It’s a little unsettling, but if I could get used to being … Continue reading →

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