The Power Of The Yellow Card
Yellow is a color that, at times, gets a bad rap. Some will call it soothing or cheery. Those types like magazines with the words...
read moreTeaching A Son To Fish …...
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. (Chinese proverb) So Eldest Son...
read moreThe SONS Check Out Miss Americ...
The Miss America pageant was on television the other day. I realize that is not the greatest opening I’ve ever written, but...
read moreSaying Goodbye To Some Of The ...
A big day. Tonight, I will be saying goodbye to the eldest members of the Men of 47. Me and about 100 others. Emotions conflict....
read moreAn Incentive Or A Bribe –...
I realize there is a difference between an incentive and a bribe. Incentive has such a nice ring to it. It’s positive,...
read moreHave I Not Commanded You? Be S...
Eldest SON of Thunder wanted to go to school earlier than usual today. There was a rally he wanted to attend. It wasn’t one of...
read moreRepost: To The Youngest Son Of...
A tradition around here at Just Flip the Dog is that I write each SON of Thunder a letter on certain days – like a birthday....
read moreA Father’s Day Letter &#...
Winters: Being Father’s Day, and the fact you have the three Sons of Thunder, I thought it appropriate to write you a letter....
read moreAnd In This Corner, Our First ...
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 moreWhen The Pastor Tries To Be Al...
One of the major advantages of our public educational system is the development of a robust vocabulary. For example, one of the Sons...
read moreLearning Lessons From The Scen...
Death is rude. Never a “may I,” “pardon me,” or “so sorry.” About the only nice thing one can say...
read moreThe “No Thumbs” Ru...
The thumb is a fascinating device. It’s something we don’t think about. It’s just hanging out there with its...
read moreAn Open Letter To The Little B...
It was, as I recall, about 7:05 p.m. A friend was behind me, cracking jokes in my ear. Suddenly, very audible gasps and...
read moreThe Middle Son Of Thunder Goes...
Ever wake up real early with a sudden fearful jolt that someone, who shouldn’t really be there, is in your room? Yeah. Most...
read moreA Son Of Thunder, A Writer, A ...
Being awoken at 6 a.m. by a snarling, drooling and bellowing Rottweiler outside one’s door is never a good sign. Until today....
read moreThe Lost Files – A Fathe...
The Lost Files were weekly columns written back around 2001-2003 while I was running a newspaper in the Midwest. They seem to have...
read moreBlue Balls
Recently I’ve been on a “what if” kick. What if the electricity went out. What would the Sons of Thunder do? No...
read moreThe Little Black Dress CanR...
Please note I did not say the Little Black Dress smelled or has a smell; rather, she can’t smell. Seems she developed a cold...
read moreDefine “Take Care Of My ...
Women view “cleanliness” differently than men. They also see “take care of my sons” in a slightly different...
read moreThe Calm Before The Artic Blas...
Weather is playing havoc with school. Christmas break is extended a day due to weather. The Sons of Thunder are finally sent packing...
read moreAnd Manna Falls
We awake to another three inches of snow. Correction – we are awoken by one of the Sons of Thunder thundering into our room...
read moreDig To China? And Why Not?
Snow hit our little area of the world, six inches or so. It started Christmas Eve, and even factoring our five-year stay in Alaska...
read moreKnowing Your Fears
The middle Son of Thunder has a gift – he knows what scares him. This knowledge is laser-focused when it comes to movies. ...
read moreWe Are Free!
That sound of wildebeests stampeding across African plains? Yes, the Sons of Thunder are home. “We’re free!” Ah,...
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