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Last Chance for Glory

This is it. Your last chance. Ian and I are leaving tonight for Omaha, to support the CCFA and my father in this weekend’s ‘Guts & Glory‘ walk. We’re still walking, and I’m still looking for (more) support. The last time I mentioned this, our team had beaten its goals and was number one in […]

Guts and/for/to Glory

Dear Friends: The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America is a non-profit, volunteer-driven organization dedicated to finding the cure for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. On Friday, 24 August, I will be visiting my father in Omaha, Nebraska, and volunteering for this year’s CCFA ‘Guts & Glory Walk ‘. I’m asking for your help. Crohn’s […]

Metrical Friday: ‘The Age of Dinosaurs’

The Age of Dinosaurs James Scruton There are, of course, theories about the wide-eyed, drop-jawed fascination children have for them, about how, before he’s learned his own phone number or address, a five-year-old can carry like a few small stones the Latin tonnage of those names, the prefixes and preferences for leaf or meat. My […]

A Different Kind of Father’s Day Gift

This Sunday is Father’s Day, a fact which I completely forgot while I was sprinting my way from Terminal 1 to Terminal 3 at Heathrow. Cards are gonna be late this year, collective Dads! Author and blogfather Tony Woodlief hasn’t forgotten, and somehow managed to artfully relate Paris Hilton to Father’s Day. Bravo. ‘It’s interesting […]

Eat at Joe’s

If I learned that my son were using drugs, I expect my response would be something greater than an introspective frown. Then again, he won’t have learned it from watching me. When a Knoxville, Tennessee father discovered that his son was smoking pot, et al., he made sure everyone else knew as well: ‘The boy […]

Urgent Prayer Request

Dear Friends: Yesterday morning, a friend’s neighbor accidentally backed over her 15-month-old son with her SUV. The child died later that day. I don’t know how to pray in situations like this. It feels too overwhelming, too intimidating. What should I ask? Where to begin? I’m thankful that God knows the answers to both. Please […]

iParent: Parentography

Parentography is a new online community for parents to share reviews and experiences of family-friendly experiences in their home-town, and in their travels. Places and activities are divided into several categories, such as Major Attractions and Parks & Playgrounds. They’re also organized by age-appropriate…ness and time of year. Along with reviews (and pictures), parents can […]

Unsolicited Advice

Sometimes, it ain’t so bad. ‘Their conversation meanders on to golf and women and work. I eat my food, and I can’t taste it. I think, though my own three boys are near to killing me, that I’ll take all of them, all the children not wanted because they don’t fit someone’s lifestyle. You sit […]