Regular Life

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Zero score and four years ago a mother and father brought forth on this continent a new boy, conceived in the bedroom and dedicated to the proposition that all children aren’t created equal.
Now we are engaged in a civil war, testing whether that boy or any boy so [...]

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On the way back from the mechanic just this morning:
Ben: Things that don’t talk don’t have names.
Me: Really? Cassie doesn’t talk, but she has a name.
(Pause)
Ben: Some things that have a mouth don’t talk.
Me: That’s true.
Ben: (Points to a Walgreen’s) See that building? It doesn’t [...]

Cleek for beeg peek.
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Okay, so usually it’s, “Daddy.” (click for big and sharp)
Above, Ben plays during a friends’ birthday party a couple weeks ago. I cropped it to get rid of the annoying glare from the flash (because I didn’t have an hour to fix that before posting this).
So far, it’s a great Father’s Day. Shannon got up [...]

Ben and I just returned from the donut shop. We made the trek to Krispy Kreme this time because his mommy loves a donut filled with white creme, not the custard that all the other donut shops use (trust me, I’ve done my own research). Holy gods of greed and gluttony, those donuts are expensive!
I [...]

How much do you trust your own mother? What about when you were a teenager?
This past week, for the first time, I watched Planet of the Apes, original Charlton Heston version — a true master class for over-actors. I already knew the ending, just as The Sixth Sense reveal was ruined for me, which robs [...]

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Ben’s first time using a computer — just this morning. By the way, that’s just a spare computer running Vista Business for testing. That explains the TV tray. Okay, now I’ve made the wife happy.
Ben typed (lots of “B”) in NoteTab Light and used the mouse in Paint. So, he’s learning.
He [...]

I love to post about firsts. The following is a guest post from a long-time friend, and it is relevant to all parents, but especially to those of boys. He reads and comments here on occasion, when he’s not busy working, helping rear two upstanding young boys, or watching the Razorbacks. The text that follows [...]