Posted in Fatherhood, sustainability, tagged cat, children, cried, dog, gas, NPR, pet store, South Africa, truck on June 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I woke up Thursday morning
And pulled myself from bed.
Struggling with issues at work
Left me exhausted even after sleep.
I got in my gas-guzzling truck
And drove the 20 miles to work.
On the radio
They spoke of hungry children in South Africa.
Who go to school on Thursday because they get fed
But don’t on Friday because they don’t.
My heart cried
But [...]
Posted in Fatherhood, Politics, sustainability, tagged American Chemistry Council, bisphenol A, bottle, cancer, chemical, child, children, daughter, health, lead, petroleum, tobacco, UAF on February 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Strangers are poisoning our children. They aren’t doing it in the dark of night, or by giving candy away at the bus stop. These strangers aren’t loners, they don’t wear old clothes, have greasy hair or drive rusty old cars. No, these strangers rub elbows with presidents and senators, wear three piece [...]
Posted in Fatherhood, religion, tagged beans, children, contrarianism, daughters, diplomacy, Fatherhood, grandparents, mushrooms, parents, Unitarian, Unitarian-Universalist, UU on January 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I woke up and got moving early (for me) this morning. I got on the computer, checked the headlines, answered an e-mail or two, deleted all the spam, and got Jane (wife) and Jolie (8-year old) up to go to work and school, respectively. Normally it works the other way around, I get [...]
Posted in Fatherhood, Marriage, tagged children, enagement, retarded, sorry on January 14, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Ali, our 4-year old, has a way of piping up at the right time with the right comment.
Tonight, I made the bad call of commenting about a photograph in the newspaper, with both children present. The photo was in the engagements section, and showed a young, blissful couple peeking out from opposite sides of a [...]
Posted in Fatherhood, religion, tagged Buddhist, Catholic, children, god, infinity, liturgy, lord, mantras, prayers, sleep on January 12, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Jolie, our eight year old, has been pondering death as of late.
As a result, she has had trouble going to sleep. And if she does go asleep, she has trouble staying that way for the duration of the night.
This isn’t Jolie’s first time dealing with the concept of death. It is, in fact, [...]
Posted in Alaska, Fatherhood, nature, religion, tagged children, grandparents, UU, wisdom on November 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I presented this at our church a summer or two ago, as part of a presentation on wisdom. Several congregation members got up and spoke, each giving their own views on wisdom. This was my take, and hasn’t changed much to this date, a little over two years later.
First off, I’d like [...]
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