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Table of Contents

Play with Your Parents 6 March 2010
Kept For Posterity 27 February 2010
Writing Challenges 20 February 2010
Don’t Hate Me Just Because I Write 13 February 2010
The Gift of Music 6 February 2010
Balance 30 January 2010
Heavy Doses of Perspective 23 January 2010
My Achilles Tendon – A Year Later 16 January 2010
Jigsaw Puzzles 9 January 2010
New Year – New Perspective 2 January 2010
Christmas Presence 26 December 2009
The Christmas Spirit 19 December 2009
Nothing 12 December 2009
No UFOs in Duvall 5 December 2009
Letting Another Take the Blame 28 November 2009
Fart Genetics 21 November 2009
A Fantastic, Fun, and Free Adventure 14 November 2009
Thank You for Serving 7 November 2009
Birthday Wishes 1 November 2009
Farts in Space 25 October 2009
Daddy Jungle Gym 18 October 2009
My Son's First Touchdown! 11 October 2009
Cedarcrest Staff Drill Routine - Homecoming 2009 4 October 2009
Main Street, USA 26 September 2009
Becoming My Own Fan 18 September 2009
Electric Hands 12 September 2009
Small Town Parades 5 September 2009
Class Reunion 29 August 2009
Servefest 2009 Success 22 August 2009
Summer Project 2009 15 August 2009
Every Day Is a Story – Eating and Watching TV 8 August 2009
Every Day Is a Story – Boat Rides 31 July 2009
Every Day Is a Story – Miniature Golf and Turning 18 24 July 2009
Every Day Is a Story – On the Road 17 July 2009
Teenager Doing Kid Stuff 11 July 2009
No Church Services 3 July 2009
Work, Work, Work 28 June 2009
Controlled Chaos 19 June 2009
Summer Vacation 12 June 2009
Congratulations Class of 2009 5 June 2009
Kids Growing Up 29 May 2009
My Achilles Tendon – Final Thoughts (for now) 22 May 2009
My Wife’s Mental Powers 15 May 2009
Cultural Television 8 May 2009
Inventory and Inspiration 1 May 2009
Merit Badges of Boyhood 23 April 2009
Annoying Kids' Songs 17 April 2009
10,000 Hours 10 April 2009
A Tent in Your Room 4 April 2009
Three Is Our Secret Number 28 March 2009
When the Well Runs Dry 20 March 2009
My Achilles Tendon – Freedom 13 March 2009
Blogging 6 March 2009
My Achilles Tendon – On My Feet Again 27 February 2009
My Achilles Tendon – “You’re Healed!” 20 February 2009
My Achilles Tendon – A Year of Injuries 13 February 2009
My Achilles Tendon – The Caregivers 6 February 2009
My Achilles Tendon – The Surgery 30 January 2009
My Achilles Tendon – The Injury 23 January 2009
Achilles Tendon Surgery Delays This Week's Column 16 January 2009
Rain, Rain, Here We Go Again 9 January 2009
Around the World 2 January 2009
Cabin Fever 26 December 2008
Christmas 2008 25 December 2008
Christmas Trees 19 December 2008
Dogs Have Friends Too 12 December 2008
Digital Social Networking 5 December 2008
Poop at the Dinner Table 28 November 2008
Jeffrey City, Wyoming 21 November 2008
Hide and Seek in the Dark 14 November 2008
Field Day Champ 7 November 2008
King of the Jungle Gym and Number One Ghost Catcher 31 October 2008
The Sewing Group Kids 24 October 2008
The Fart King 17 October 2008
Pee on Poo, Potty on the Shoe 10 October 2008
Slater Elementary School Friends 3 October 2008
Walking Home From School 26 September 2008
Quality Writing 19 September 2008
Column 101 12 September 2008
Older and Dumber 5 September 2008
Jedi Mind Trick? 29 August 2008
Do NOT Play Basketball in Birkenstocks 22 August 2008
Wii Fit 15 August 2008
8/8/8 8 August 2008
Servefest 2008 3 August 2008
Air Guitars and Video Games 1 August 2008
A Great Shopping Experience 25 July 2008
“Go Outside and Play” 18 July 2008
Rejection 11 July 2008
Independence Day 4 July 2008
Being a KIA 27 June 2008
Murphy’s Law and Fence Posts 20 June 2008
Congratulations Graduates 13 June 2008
My First Double Windsor Knot 6 June 2008
Is It Really Math? 30 May 2008
Being a Guest Speaker 23 May 2008
Last Adult without a Cell Phone 16 May 2008
Tale of a True Romantic 9 May 2008
To a Soldier in Harm’s Way 2 May 2008
Snow! In April! 25 April 2008
The Age of Cyborgs 18 April 2008
Head Jar Opener 11 April 2008
Googling Yourself 4 April 2008
Acronyms and "Textese" 28 March 2008
Encouraging Words 21 March 2008
Do What You Love 14 March 2008
Bumps and Bruises 7 March 2008
Cooking with Fire! 29 February 2008
Random Thoughts 22 February 2008
Valentine’s Day 15 February 2008
People Can Not Breathe Water 8 February 2008
No Genie in a Bottle 1 February 2008
A Perfect Football Season 25 January 2008
Playing Video Games 18 January 2008
Apples, Trees, and Jungle Gyms 11 January 2008
Let's Get Together Sometime 4 January 2008
New Stories 28 December 2007
Another Christmas Morn 25 December 2007
Three Wise Men, Two Camels, and a Living Nativity Scene 21 December 2007
Telling Jokes and Genetics 14 December 2007
The View from the High Dive 7 December 2007
Thank You for Homework 30 November 2007
Thanksgiving Thanks 23 November 2007
Twenty Percent Off 16 November 2007
Staying Anonymous 9 November 2007
Gone Fishing 2 November 2007
I Hate the Wind 26 October 2007
Just Like My Dad 19 October 2007
Lay’s® Potato Chip Challenge 12 October 2007
The Secret to Invisibility 5 October 2007
Servefest 2007 28 September 2007
Mrs. Miyoshi 21 September 2007
Trains Galore 14 September 2007
Best Spaghetti in the World 7 September 2007
Zombies Roam the Halls 4 September 2007
High School Football 31 August 2007
You're Fired! 28 August 2007
Building Fences 24 August 2007
Briggs and Stratton® 17 August 2007
Traditions 10 August 2007
Miracle League - You're Safe! 3 August 2007
Wiping Off Kisses 27 July 2007
It's Not Easy Being Green 20 July 2007
Happy Anniversary, Lisa 13 July 2007
My Teenager 6 July 2007
One Nation Under God 29 June 2007
Just Be Yourself 22 June 2007
Planned Obsolescence 15 June 2007
Third Grade Field Trip 8 June 2007
Memorial Day 6 June 2007
The End of the School Year 1 June 2007
Writing a Column 25 May 2007
The First Sleep-Over, Take Two 18 May 2007
My Mom 10 May 2007
A Little Wave 3 May 2007
Bubbles 26 April 2007
Hostess™ Test 19 April 2007
Baseball Visions 12 April 2007
Need for Speed 3 April 2007
April 29 March 2007
How to Stay Healthy - Act Like a Child 28 March 2007
Weekend Warriors 15 March 2007
Writing 12 March 2007
Cold and Flu Season 8 March 2007
Holey Jeans 1 March 2007
Old Home Week 22 February 2007
Cowboy Boots 15 February 2007
Romance 8 February 2007
About 1 February 2007
July 4, 2007 1 February 2007
Why Mediocre Man? 31 January 2007
Snow! 25 January 2007
Acceptance 15 January 2007
Computer Dependence 11 January 2007
Dave Ryles 4 January 2007
Real Men 1 January 2007
No Peeking 21 December 2006
Powerless 14 December 2006
NaNoWriMo Part 2 7 December 2006
Boxes 30 November 2006
NaNoWriMo 16 November 2006
Human Hibernation 10 November 2006
Under Friday Night Lights 5 October 2006
Privacy Policy 4 October 2006