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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.



You can find older posts at the bottom of this column.
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THINGS I'M ENJOYING LATELY

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The Man Without Qualities
by Robert Musil

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Chard and White Bean Soup


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My backyard plum tree


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Powell’s, The candy store down the street

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My Moment

O’s homework for Monday was to bring something to his second grade class that was meaningful to him. We talked about it as we walked back to the car after a soccer game.

“Well,” he said,” I could bring my new skeleton warrior. Um...because its a toy I’ve only had for three days.”

“I think your teacher is thinking more along the lines of something else,” I said, “To be special, it has to be different than anything else. It has to be something that, well, if you were to lose it somehow, you would be really sad.”

O thought for a moment and then said,”Well then, why don’t you just come with me to class.”

Every dad has his day, or at least his moment. This past weekend, I got mine.


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