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Category Archives: Dad
Album of the Year Update
I love music. I’ve written about some of my favorite music here, particularly at the end of each year when I pick my “Album of the Year.” During the Covid lockdown days, I began developing a list of winners working … Continue reading
Posted in Dad, Kids, Music, Sunny
Tagged Arcade Fire, Bill Fay, Bon Iver, Bruce Springsteen, Chris Stapleton, Coldplay, Counting Crows, David Crowder Band, David Gray, Dwight Yoakam, Explosions in the Sky, Hootie and the Blowfish, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Johnny Cash, Khruangbin, Mumford & Sons, Oasis, Radiohead, Radney Foster, Sigur Ros, The Avett Brothers, The Gabe Dixon Band, The Highwaymen, The Stone Roses, The Wallflowers, The War on Drugs, U2, Wilco
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Machoism and Masculinity: Dispatches from the Vacuum Cleaner
I’ve grown up in a world where machoism has been confused with masculinity. You probably know what I mean. Machoism is being a “real” man. It’s the belief that “real” men don’t cry or express any emotion at all…except anger. … Continue reading
My Partner in Crime
I have added a new member to my fantasy baseball team’s front office. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
Top Ten: Johnny Cash
A friend of mine has recently been posting his “top ten” lists of favorite songs by some of his favorite artists. He’s inspired me to do the same thing and, after a draining couple of days, I thought I’d have … Continue reading
They Will Remember
Twenty-seven years ago today, at the age of forty-six, my father passed away. I was ten years old at the time and, needless to say, his passing was one of the two or three most profoundly defining moments of my … Continue reading
Posted in Blessings, Dad, Devotional, Faith, Family, Fathering
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For Tara
The prophet Isaiah spoke of one who was “acquainted with grief.” Unfortunately, for some grief is less a mere acquaintance and more an unwelcome associate, an unbidden sojourner that can’t be shaken. My sister Tara is one such individual. Our … Continue reading
Posted in Blessings, Dad, Disappointment, Family, Mom, My Girls, Tara
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The Sons of Greatness
In Ken Burns’ fabulous documentary Baseball, there’s an anecdote about Willie “Pops” Stargell. In 1971, Stargell’s Pirates won the World Series in 7 games, defeating the defending-champion Baltimore Orioles. Stargell, an eventual Hall of Famer, had a particularly brutal series … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Books, Dad, Family
Tagged Cormac McCarthy, Father's Day, The Road, Willie Stargell
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A Penny Is Just A Penny
When is a penny “just a penny”? Depends, I guess. While we were in the hospital for Sunny’s surgery, part of my daily ritual was to run downstairs to the cafeteria to grab a little breakfast and bring it back … Continue reading
Posted in Dad, General, Humor
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A Pessimist’s Take on Hope
My Dad was a pretty negative guy. When I was growing up, I could never go to my friends’ swimming parties. When I asked why, my Dad would say, “Because you don’t know how to swim.” “How am I supposed … Continue reading
Posted in Dad, Devotional, Eschatology, Faith, God, Hope, Kingdom Values, Theology
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