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MY PAIN IS YOUR GAIN

I'm a single father of two beautiful chidren and I live in Novato, CA. I am also the embodiment of several neurotic tendencies. But you will find that out soon enough.

I'll be writing honest blog entries about my trials and successes as a single father. Tune in to hear about my foibles and learn about all the mistakes you shouldn't make. I take the hit, you gain the knowledge.

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THINGS I'M ENJOYING LATELY

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The Best American Comics Edited by Linda Barry

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American Splendor: The Life and TImes of Harvey Pekor
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Date from Another Dimension

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A few weeks ago, I had a nice email thing going with another part-time single parent I met on match. We made a few attempts at connecting in the real world, only to find that we never seemed to be available at the same time. We finally posted our full “shared parenting” schedules in an attempt to find a mutual minute of free time. And guess what? Our schedules were exactly the same, right down to the hour! Unbelievable! We realized we might like the same restaurants, go to the same parks, enjoy the same hikes.....and we would never know that the other person ever existed because when one of us was free, the other was with their children. We had a laugh, or at least a few smileys : ), and went on our individual ways.

I’ve had dates where I ended up believing we were from different planets, but different dimensions?

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