2006

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Commitment

All blogfathers are geeks, but there are few who will admit it. Fewer still are those who would use a newborn son’s two-week check-up to determine his character class: ‘There is no doubt about it; those are the stats for a Fighter. Oh sure, he’d make a pretty good Barbarian with those scores—but I don’t […]

Of Moses and the Burning Bush

‘What are those?’ ‘Those are locusts. They eat crops.’ ‘Wha’d you say?’ ‘Locusts. Bugs. They eat plants, like corn.’ ‘I like corn! Do they eat fire cheese?’ ‘Umm…fire cheese? What’s fire cheese?’ ‘No! Fire trees! Do they eat fire trees?’ ‘Oh! No. They don’t eat fire trees.’

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I don’t write Total Depravity to make money. Which is a good thing, ’cause I don’t….The purpose of this site is, and will remain, as a way for me to chronicle my fatherhood and Ian’s most embarrassing moments. And to streamline his therapy.

All About Fatherhood, however, is a horse of a different kettle of fish.

Thanks, Dad!

In August, I wrote about New South Wales’ Fatherhood Festival. Apart from tree-planting and kite-building, the festival also hosted the annual ‘Thanks Dad‘ photo competition. The results are in! Here are some of my favorite entries:            Take a moment to browse the 2006 galleries; they’ll brighten your day. Even if you live in Detroit. […]