Somehow, and I’m not quite sure how, my eight-year-old son, Dylan, decided he wanted to ride in a Kiddie Kross race. I tried not to pressure him, just suggested it. Really. I made sure he was aware of the risks, the trials and tribulations of cross racing, the veritable behemoth of obstacles that lie ahead [...]
Last weekend I took my kids to the Cross Crusade series races at the Alpenrose Dairy Velodrome. It was the first time at a cross race for all of us, but we had a good time. Tons of people were there, but everything (aside from the parking) seemed to be really well-organized. We only had [...]
A few weeks ago, my son was scheduled to ride his new bike in the Camas Bike and Sport portion of the parade. When I showed up, slyly thinking I’d be dropping my son off, I was quickly asked if I wanted to ride in the parade, too. Me being the shy artsy type who [...]
On the TV: New Sprint commercial with new CEO, Dan Hesse, introducing himself
My Six-Year-Old Son (in a deep, exaggerated voice): Hi Dan Hesse!
My Three-Year-Old Daughter (in a deep, exaggerated voice): Hi Dan Hesse!
My Son: Hi Dan Hesse!
My Daughter: Hi Dan Hesse!
My Daughter: Hi David Hasslehoff!
It was a long day. My company had been rolling out one of the bigger projects we’d had to date. I was on hour 12 of a 16 hour day, finishing up the work from home so I could at least be near by family. My wife, who had recently fallen under the spell of [...]
As my son and I are driving to pick up a pizza while on a recent family trip to the coast, he suddenly accuses me of being a flake. Knowing my son, this sort of accusation is usually caused by a blood sugar crash, exhaustion from a long day or is simply a cry for [...]
To a child growing up in the ’70s, everything about the world seemed huge and grandiose. I’m sure that many kids feel like their surroundings are huge and grandiose, but the ’70s were even more huge and grandiose in a way that expressed a sense of excess and complete abandonment for all things not huge [...]
I have a shocking revelation for you: I’m no perfect parent.
And here is shocker number two: I’m pretty sure there’s no such thing.
We’re all human and prone to mistakes, errors in judgment and the occasional indiscretion or two. As a parent, I’ve said and done many things that have me questioning my ability to be [...]
I’m not sure when it happened first, but parts of me have started to disappear.
These parts, well, they are not physical parts, but parts of who I am. My music. My writing. My free time. My will to imagine and play. Freedom. Sweet freedom.
Imagine yourself beginning life as a large block of granite when [...]
“Princess Leia is dirty, mommy,” says the girl, holding her armless action figure up in the air. She repeats this phrase at least three times, because a two-year-old can never be heard enough. That girl is my daughter.
For a brief moment, I close my eyes, inhale the smell of breakfast being cooked a hundred times [...]
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