June 2009

father’s day is for idiots

June 19, 2009

I write a dad blog. It says so right up in the title. (A title which, I realize, is not very imaginative. When I started the blog I called it “The Once and Future Badass Dad.” But was both pretentious and totally nonsensical, so now it’s just Badass Dad Blog. Which is lame, but tells [...]

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as one door closes

June 11, 2009

I learned Monday I no longer have a job. I’ll spare you the technicalities and simply say that after 12 years at the same company, working up from an entry level job through the ranks to Senior Manager, in a few weeks I will be unemployed. In fact, other than cleaning out my office and [...]

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what a badass eats — at eatdrinkandblog.com

June 8, 2009

I put my recipe for turkey burgers with brie and grilled apples up at the awesome new eat drink and blog. Want to know how to make turkey burgers badass? Here’s how.

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guest post at a day in the life

June 6, 2009

Two posts in one day? Crazy, right? One here (see below) and one at Pamela Perez’ A Day In The Life. That one is one of our best dog stories.

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the birthday party conundrum

June 5, 2009

What do you do for a four-year old’s birthday? Every parent faces this, right? Do we have a party or take them someplace special with a friend? If we have a party, who do we invite? How big should it be? Do we have to invite the whole class? Do we have to invite THAT [...]

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happy birthday, little brother

June 2, 2009

Hi. This post is a bit messy. I don’t want to start with an apology, but I think an explanation is warranted since this is so different from what’s usually on this blog. All this happened 14 years ago. Though I think about it nearly every day, it’s doesn’t haunt me like it used to. [...]