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To Glee or not to Glee

My 14-year-old daughter, who I lovingly refer to as Drama Queen thinks Glee is all that and a big bag of chips. As a 46-year-old heterosexual Caucasian male, I think its lame.

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From one mother to another

May 11, 2012 By 8 Comments

Mom’s rock. They totally do. This is for my mother and for all mothers. Including the guy mothers.

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Maybe

May 5, 2012 By 4 Comments

Saturday morning I woke up, thought about doing something worthwhile, then went back to sleep for a bit. After waking up I decided to ride my bike and do some soul searching.

An hour later I found myself dodging people around the Long Beach Harbor and thinking about my life, how I view myself and how I need to do something about both those things.

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My teen enjoys hanging with me?

April 30, 2012 By 2 Comments
Dad and baby

If you think she let that go, then you obviously don’t understand teenage girls. For the record, I really don’t understand them but I fake it pretty well.

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My crazy busy week

April 27, 2012 By 1 Comment

I’ve got a lot going on at the moment and I did it all without chipping a nail which, considering I’m a dude, is a good thing.

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The evolution of a writer

April 23, 2012 By 2 Comments

Follow the adventures of a full-time single dad as he attempts to raise a 14-year-old daughter without giving her too many stories to relay to her future therapist.

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The epiphany

April 16, 2012 By 1 Comment

It actually doesn’t matter what the reason for pulling away is because it’s not cool. I’m her dad and I’m the one responsible for raising her and for making sure she knows what healthy relationships look like. At dinner on Sunday night I brought it up and apologized to her.

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The vintage typewriter

April 13, 2012 By 1 Comment

After invoking, “Finders Keepers” I took it outside and placed it on one of the aforementioned big ass shelves.

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Tropical Chicken Torta

April 10, 2012 By 1 Comment

I have a wicked guacamole addiction along with a torta dealer named Danny. When I’m not making my own lower calorie version o the classic Mexican sandwich, I head over to Chronic Tacos and let Danny make me an al pastor. In case you have no clue what I’m talking about, allow me to quickly [...]

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Bully

April 9, 2012 By 3 Comments

I was an unpopular kid [I'll give you a moment to pick your jaws up off the floor] and this song reminded me of all the tormenting, name calling, teasing and mocking at the hands (and mouths) of several of my classmates.

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The Grand Re-Opening

April 2, 2012 By 6 Comments

Don’t get in line with 25 and pretend you can’t count…       The phrase “GRAND RE-OPENING” has always bothered me.  A local grocery store currently has a sign out front announcing theirs and every time I pull into the parking lot I ask myself, “How can it be a re-opening if they never [...]

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Mr. Whipple would not approve

March 28, 2012 By 2 Comments

Would that be considered third base or was the guy trying to steal home?   On Tuesday my brother and I were at work when our friend Sean rolled in to see if we wanted to head over to Costco for a cheap lunch.  My brother said yes right away and I figured I would [...]

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Pawprints in the sand

March 24, 2012 By 2 Comments

Pretty cool, huh?     Recently I’ve been taking my dog, Lucy, to our local dog beach for a two-mile walk.  It’s relaxing for me and Lucy gets some exercise and freedom to run off her leash.  The exercise is good for me too, though I’m used to being off my leash.   The last [...]

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Granny Spam

March 22, 2012 By 2 Comments

According to Urban Dictionary, Granny Spam is: Unwanted, non-personal email received from a family member, friend or colleague. Granny spam has usually been forwarded several times and concerns such inane topics as childish jokes, dubious political propaganda, spurious computer security alerts or claims of monetary recompense in exchange for forwarding of said spam.     [...]

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Kicking a Star in his land down under

March 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment

I’m still unclear on the whole “Nicole Richie fashion icon” premise       Tuesday night I turned on Fashion Star about halfway through.  Don’t judge me for that until you hear my reasons. A) My brother and sister in law are both fashion designers B) I needed to figure out why the commercials touted [...]

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Everybody Talks

March 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Hey baby won’t you look my way I can be your new addiction Neon Trees   I’m 46.  Does liking Neon Trees make me an aging hipster or just a dude who likes good music?  Now that I think about it I also like Silversun Pickups which probably means I might possibly be a bit [...]

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An amazing voice

March 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment

 Christina’s rack isn’t the focus of this post.  Seriously.       Dateline: Monday night Around 9:30 I began channel surfing and came across The Voice.  I’ve never seen the show but I heard some dude singing and he sounded good.  Damn good actually.  With one of my favorite train wrecks (The Bachelor) cutting in [...]

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