Category Archives: Life

Happy Father’s Day Mike

On August 30th, 1999, Brad Paisley released a song entitled “He Didn’t Have To Be”. It tells the real-life story Brad Paisley’s best friend, Kelley Lovelace and his relationship to his stepson. Told from the perspective of the stepson, it praises the type of man who steps in to raise another man’s son, and fills…
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King Richard the Lionheart, My Friend

The other night, I hadn’t been asleep very long when I was suddenly awakened by the oddest thought. It was surreal to be startled from a dead sleep by a bell going off in your subconscious. The thought was: “I haven’t seen any Facebook posts from Richard in a long while; I hope he’s OK.”…
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Don’t lick your sister on the face

In my last blog post I wrote briefly about lessons I never imagined I would have had to teach my daughters. When faced with the looming prospect of parenthood there are certain lessons you're aware of, topics that will, inevitably come up. Standard, run-of-the-mill, 'Leave it to Beaver' sort of stuff that everyone has to…
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Whistling Walmart and Women

When I first had kids I knew there would be tough conversations I'd have to have with my daughters. Topics like dating, marriage and the Electoral College would need to be covered to be certain I raised solid, well-rounded children. I knew puberty would come up, and I was not intimidated. What surprised me was…
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