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February 12, 2011
Tis the night after Christmas
I'm flat on my back.
The holidays were exhausting,
And I've hit the sack...
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February 12, 2011
It's been nearly a week since the Steelers lost in the Super Bowl, and you might say it's just a game, but I'm not quite ready to give up on finding out precisely where to lay some serious blame...
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April 04, 2010
A year ago Chas decided to do what the British call a gap year -- a year off between high school and college. He wanted to study music, guitar in particular, achieve his Levels 1 and 2 snowboard instructor certifications in Canada -- and hike the Appalachian Trail... |
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November 1, 2009
I like to write articles from personal experience that make people laugh. So when my son got swine flu this past week, I was thinking to myself, what could I write about swine flu that is funny. The conclusion I came to is that there is nothing really funny about swine flu... |
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June 13, 2008
I was a stay-at-home dad for 10 years, when the kids were little. It didn't seem so simple at the time. I remember the drill...
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Spring, 2007
You know the tiny fraction of a second it takes
Google to answer your query when you “google” it? That’s what roughly 40 newlyemployed
software engineers have been hired to
work on at their new offices in the Collaborative
Innovation Center above Panther Hollow on the... |
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January 5, 2005
On holiday from Hong Kong, my family and I had just celebrated Christmas in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The next morning we were met by local friends who had offered to take us to the tropical beaches at the island's southern tip... |
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December 25, 2005
The last place I wanted to spend a year was Hong Kong. I'm sure that comes off as being spoiled, but I cannot speak Chinese, don't like overcrowded cities, prefer to breathe clean air and think Chinese food is a great take-out option, but only in moderation... |
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March 31, 2004
Do you know what time of year it is? Well, yes, it's tax time, but it's also when colleges start sending out the thin letters of rejection or the thick letters of acceptance. My daughter is just moments away from being notified by the various colleges she has applied to... |
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May 31, 2003
I was busy minding my own business one morning last week when a front-article in the Post-Gazette on the sexual practices of 12-to-14-year-olds caught my attention. "20 Percent Have Sex Before 15," the headline blared... |
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June 09, 2002
With Father's Day next week, it's worth contemplating why the world's most renowned chefs are male, but men don't like to cook... |
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April 14, 2001
Mothers don't get sick. It's as simple as that. And, if they do get sick, they trudge on. When you were young, do you remember your mother ever being flat out on her back, sick? I thought not. If a man coughs once, however, he takes to bed. He needs soup and crackers on a tray and a remote with a fresh set of batteries... |
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Saturday, June 17, 2000
I have been a Mr. Mom the past five years, and a friend of mine was recently encouraging me to write a book about my experiences. I plan to start the outline and write the book just as soon as I find my son's retainer before his orthodontist appointment... |
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