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Posted onOctober 6, 2011October 6, 2011Inside my head

Will the real Mike please stand up?

Before I left home for this new job, my wife gave me some advice. “This will be a great chance to recreate yourself,” she said.…

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Posted onSeptember 25, 2011September 26, 2011All About Boys

Chasing the perfect ending

I wanted my last Saturday as the Sunday editor for the Democrat-Herald to be picture perfect, something that would make filmmaker Ken Burns beg me…

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Posted onSeptember 24, 2011September 24, 2011All About Boys

Parents on puppet strings

One day I woke up and the kids were in charge. It’s the weirdest thing. At one point, it was pretty obvious in America that…

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Posted onSeptember 23, 2011September 23, 2011Making You Better

About them jugs

  Dear kids, Very glad to see these near-empty jugs in the fridge. It shows me that you were thinking of me, that you really…

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Posted onSeptember 16, 2011September 16, 2011Making You Better

Change order

Nothing ever changes. And I like it that way. I eat the same breakfast (wheat toast and honey), wear the same clothes (polo shirts and…

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Posted onSeptember 14, 2011September 14, 2011Making You Better

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Only one problem with the smoothie she handed me at the drive-thru. It wasn’t filled up all the way. Of all the customer service nightmares I’ve…

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Posted onSeptember 10, 2011September 10, 2011Making You Better

14 ways to stay in a rut

“The only difference between a rut and a grave are the dimensions.” Ellen Glasgow Success is a crutch. It’s much easier to watch actors and…

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Posted onSeptember 6, 2011September 6, 2011Making You Better

Use the pause button

I have a DVR addiction. There, I said it. That’s the first step, so they tell me. It’s just that I love pausing things. Love…

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Posted onAugust 31, 2011August 31, 2011Making You Better

The trouble with Walt

Walt needed us tonight. Needed us to come over right away. Trouble is, I didn’t have time for Walt. I had stuff to do you…

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Posted onAugust 30, 2011August 31, 2011Making You Better

About lighthouses and dads

  My wife called me a name today. And this time, I didn’t mind. We were sitting at the table when she brought up how…

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