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I’m not a big beer drinker. I do like beer though. I like it dark and complex. I only drink beer when out with the guys (doesn’t happen often enough) or on special occasions like a sporting event or celebration. The birth of my child fits into the celebration category in my book.

We bought a car seat this week. Whoa. Abigail’s due date is only about 6 weeks away now and the car seat purchase only made it feel that much closer. 

I hate this question. I didn’t used to, but it’s way past official. This is a horrible question. After working a long day, attending school and before starting on chores around the house the last thing I want to do is play the “What Do You Want For Dinner?” game. It’s an absolutely awful game that goes something like this:

…that Tums makes a million and one different flavors.

If you know me you know that I’m a tech guy. I used my first computer in 1st grade. I took apart and (while assisted only by a library book) successfully reassembled my first desktop computer in the 5th grade. I’m now in my early 30s, part of my day job is tech support and I’m […]

Wow. The last time I posted was over a month ago. A whole month! Its crazy how much can happen in that time. I don’t even know where to start so I’ll just go with the highlights…

I remember my dad talking with me about the Birds and the Bees. I knew before the conversation even started that my dad was uncomfortable with what he was about to talk to me about. We sat down on the couch with a book and he basically read it verbatim. I was a rather sheltered child so this […]

Me: Want to *insert cool activity idea* today? Her: “I’m not feeling so good *insert current time of day here* babe.” Me: “I’m sorry. Wish you felt better.” Her: “Its okay. It’s not your fault.

I am not an illustrator by any stretch of the imagination. The first version of the Daddy’s Grounded logo proves this. Stick figures are also not my expertise but that is beside the point. Five Iron Frenzy, a ska band that returned to the music scene last year, had some really great graphics designed for their come back. The artist, […]

A couple weeks ago I got a call from Abigail saying the elective ultrasound place we had an appointment had canceled. Their machine broke and they were not rescheduling yet because they didn’t know when the machine would be fixed. What now? It was Friday morning and she wanted to share with her family what […]