Single dads can be sexy in a way no other men can be
The Will of God?
September 19, 2012 By 7 Comments
After an auto accident and a trip to the ER J.R. Reed explores the will of God and the fallibility of modern medicine.
Best Meal Ever: Football Sundays
September 17, 2012 By 4 Comments
J.R. Reed and his teenage daughter make a Big Event out of little things, like bacon-wrapped jalapeños stuffed with cream cheese.
The Proper Way To Share Your Junk
September 7, 2012 By 4 Comments
“You keep it classy, San Diego.” Ron Burgundy, Anchorman
Has Anyone Seen My Faith?
August 31, 2012 By 7 Comments
Eighteen years after losing his faith, J.R. Reed would really like to find it again. I can’t stand when I misplace things. On a scale of 1-10 I give it a 12. If it’s something important I move it up to the 15-20 range, depending on what it is. I tell you this because about [...]
a Letter To My Daughter
August 24, 2012 By 1 Comment
Being a single dad to a teenage girl is hard. ADD doesn’t make it any easier.
Should Christians Smoke Marijuana?
August 8, 2012 By 37 Comments
“When I was a kid I inhaled frequently. That was the point.” –Barack Obama
Can A Dad Take His Daughter Clothes Shopping (and Other Indignities of Modern Dadhood)
August 2, 2012 By 78 Comments
J.R. Reed, on a rant about fathers who are treated as second-class parents.
Summers in Maine
July 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Guest blogger Justin Cascio looks back on youthful summers in Maine filed with ice cream, fireworks,adopted grandparents and a motorcycle riding chef.
The Return of Sex and the Single Dad
July 29, 2012 By 20 Comments
J.R. Reed changed the name of his blog in a moment of panic, but now he’s back with confidence.
Long Live Life—a modern fable
July 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
J.R. Reed turned on his iPod and listened to a song he’s heard a hundred times before. This time he heard a fable set to music.
The Bachelor
June 29, 2010 By 4 Comments
That would be cool. Tonight I’m chilling on Twitter when I should be sleeping, and somehow @karensugarpants darts off course and the topic becomes The Bachelor/Bachelorette and what freakin losers they are. Suddenly, @guavalicious suggests that we start a campaign to make ME the next Bachelor. I like the idea. I start thinking about this [...]
“These men did not expect to live, and now they are learning how to try and live again.”
This comment is by Adam McPhee on Kile Ozier’s post, “Good Grief”.