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Stories About Dad

Father's Day is coming soon and I always have mixed feelings about it. When do men with kids stop thinking of Father's Day as a day to think about their own dad rather than being a dad?  I'm sure everybody's different, but I still haven't gotten…
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What Matters Most

“I don’t really care” is my first response to many questions these days.  Like the book, “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff”, right now, due to a medical issue in my family, almost everything seems like “small or unimportant stuff”. Why…
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Mini Van Beats Jet for Family Time

Last week our family embarked on yet another vacation.  We packed our luggage (mainly beach wear) and five bodies into our 2004 Toyota Sienna (195,000 miles and counting) for a long drive. This year's last minute idea was to go to Naples…

The Real Griswold's "Quest for Fun"

Chevy Chase as Clark Griswold in the “Vacation” movie was one of the more memorable comedy films I can remember. Like the Griswold's, our family has always embraced the “family road trip” and this year we took it to a new level by…