Cub Scouts Showing The “Want To”
Experts say one of the greatest fears faced by adults is public speaking. It ranks up right up there with, well, public speaking. A...
read moreExplaining 9/11 To The SONS Of Thunder
A couple of nights ago we watched a National Geographic documentary on 9/11. The show is set up like a timeline of the events, and...
read moreMr. Winters, You Are On In 5, 4, 3 …
So I woke up in the middle of the night from this really weird dream. Talk about a parallel universe, the dream involved me – an...
read moreThe Little Black Dress And The Dog Whisperer
One of the many things I admire about the Little Black Dress is she will not give up. Yet The Dress is close to meeting her match in...
read moreThe Defining Definition Of Deafening Silence
Ever faced the obvious to the point you missed it? I don’t understand the silence. It is so quiet in my office I can hear myself...
read moreSearching For The Lost Coin
“Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Won’t she light a lamp and sweep the entire house and search carefully...
read moreThe Little Bug That Could And The Power Of Small
Readers know I hate bugs. We had a close call with a bug and the Middle Son of Thunder, which you can read about here. There’s...
read moreTeaching Your Sons By Just Flipping The Dog
At some point you have to let go. For your part, the frustration level is hitting that stage where anger starts to creep in. The...
read moreRepost: But I Said It Was An Accident
There are a couple of phrases increasing in frequency around our house. Too frequently. One comes from either the Little Black Dress...
read moreRepost: The Minimalist And The Clutteralist
We are going to create some new words today. At their core, a minimalist is a mnlst. A clutteralist, which probably isn’t a word...
read moreToilet Racism Mixed With A Perfect Game
The Sons, The Dress and I watched a movie last night – The Perfect Game. Based on a true story, the movie is about a group of...
read moreSticker Shock
To say you need a small loan to buy groceries today is a cliché, which I hate using. So I won’t. Oh wait. Anyway. The Little...
read moreHow Will You Die?
Just picked up this t-shirt and got to thinking. My favorite remains “I Fish, Therefore I Am,” but this one is pretty...
read moreRepost: If You Ever Go To Boy Scout Camp …
It’s summer, meaning we – as in the Little Black Dress and I – are determined this break from school will involve...
read moreIt’s A Walk, Not A Safari
The Little Black Dress is one with walking. Every morning she is off, water bottle attached to her side, earphones in her … wait...
read moreAnd The Stars Realign
Never let it be said the Sons of Thunder and I can’t handle ourselves without the Little Black Dress. I am not saying we want...
read moreSomehow … It’s My Fault
I was a good husband. The word “perfect” comes to mind. I did exactly what the Little Black Dress told me to do, without...
read moreThe Dress Enters The Man Cave
The Little Black Dress and I do not shop together. Years ago, we attempted said act. During the attempt, we watched another young...
read moreAnd In This Corner, Our First Teenager
I remember standing in the middle of a river waving a stick, what others call fly fishing. I had a very nice little Dolly Varden on...
read moreHang On, I Need To Die First
As regular readers know, the Little Black Dress loves those “special days,” which really aren’t days. Her birthday...
read moreThe Sons Of Thunder Take Over The Blog On Mother’s Day
The Little Black Dress loves church. One could say The Dress is truly in her element worshiping with others. One would be correct....
read moreIt’s Not About The Gear, But How You Coordinate It
I am not exactly one with team sports; I prefer more solitary pursuits. Catamaran sailing, scuba diving, fly fishing, golf,...
read moreWaterer Of Water
The Little Black Dress recently decided to add stuff to the backyard. She did not call it “stuff,” but rather used one of...
read moreWhen The Pastor Tries To Be All “Hip” And Stuff
One of the major advantages of our public educational system is the development of a robust vocabulary. For example, one of the Sons...
read moreWhen Perfectly Normal People Go … Batty
There is a well over-used cliché about the tension being so thick you can cut it with a knife. That’s unfortunate, I mean that...
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