Thinking Outside the Bottle
I was recently at a store and as I walk past their wine aisle I was a bit surprised by some of the labels. Now I’ve seen a few quirky ones before and I don’t often buy wine, but… Read More ›
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When your Kids are Old enough to Really Help!
Last weekend I had a monumental yard/gardening task that I had been putting off for way too long. Of course with yards, the longer you put it off, the worst the problem gets with things getting overgrown and leaves piling up,… Read More ›
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The Crew Got Together!
Just wanted to state the obvious, life is pretty great when we get the crew together. It was nice having everyone home, even if it was for a short period. Sure, we get on each other’s nerves and can’t agree… Read More ›
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The Moment you Discover this is NOT your Thing!!
Kiddos News Flash – We are not meant to either enjoy or even be good at everything. Now some of us are better at hiding this fact versus other people. The people who have difficulty hiding such things should probably also… Read More ›
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Mother’s Day!
Dear Kids Life is great and possible because of mothers! You would never be born if it was left to men to give birth to you! So let’s celebrate the day that made your existence possible. You should apologize… Read More ›
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Do Something Bold … or at least plan to!
Dear Kids I was recently thinking about Uncle Frank; my much older and less good looking brother. Despite genetics not being too kind to him, I do admire his boldness. First, the courage to go out in public wearing… Read More ›
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Yeah… Finals are over! Time to Celebrate!
Kiddo With finals over and you now being 21, it might be time to celebrate by grabbing a drink somewhere. Allow to me suggest a lemonade. However, when you come back home, you will have to buy your old man… Read More ›
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Modern Medicine is Great!
Dear Sister! Your Brother is no stranger to the doctor and strange medical conditions! But this is actually an opportunity for us to realize why life is great. For the first 1 million years of human history, if you had… Read More ›
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Books Make Great Hiding Places!
Dear Daughter Last day of exams Baby! Hopefully you have not reached a point where you are hiding behind the books instead of actually studying them? Life is great when difficult things reach their end and today is that end!… Read More ›
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It’s Time for the Big Finish!
Dear Daughter This is it, the last sprint of this long race. Time for the big, impressive finish that people will be talking about forever. You got it in you, let it out, no need to hold back anymore. This… Read More ›
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You are Not Screwed – It just feels like it!
Dear Daughter Today is the first of your finals, you probably woke up this morning feeling very all alone. That it’s you against the world and you are sooooo screwed! I hope I’m wrong, but in case I’m not, then… Read More ›
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Feels Like You Don’t know What’s going on?
Dear Daughter Last day to study before finals and it may feel like you’re the only one who doesn’t know what’s going on while all the other students are just going to nail it? Don’t believe that for a moment!… Read More ›
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Happy 21st Birthday Kiddo!
Kiddo I can’t believe it’s your 21st Birthday! You could now legally buy your old man a beer! Don’t buy any for your brother, he’s getting plenty at home; maybe too many? I’m sorry that you can’t blow out a… Read More ›
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Sometimes Things Just Itch!
Dear Daughter Sometimes things just itch and need to be scratched … and that’s usually OK if there are no rashes or bugs involved! It may seem trivial, but Life sure is Great when you can reach where it itches…. Read More ›
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Sometimes you Surprise Yourself!
Kiddos You know what’s great about life? Sometimes you actually even surprise yourself and accomplish more than you thought you could! Doesn’t always happen, but it’s nice when it does. Of course this usually only happens when you’re trying your… Read More ›
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Dance & Wear Sunscreen!
Alright kiddos Yes life is hard right now, but these are the moments to truly celebrate the beautiful things in life so you can focus on why life is great. For example, consider the wonder that is the dance known… Read More ›
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It’s Time to Kick Butt & Get Rewarded!
Dear Daughter As I hope you are aware, this is dead week. Dead week does not mean simply playing dead in bed while catching up on all the sleep you’ve been recently missing; although that’s important too. Dead week is… Read More ›
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100th Post! Is it Really Worth Doing?
Hello Kiddos So this is the 100th post about Why Life is Great and other stuff too! The old man is asking himself if this is really worth doing? Like sit-ups, vitamins, or flossing – are they really worth it?… Read More ›
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Hats Are Great!
Alright kids Spring is here and soon summer will follow. Now I don’t know with climate change if it will become all summer, all the time where we live, but one thing is for sure – we will need hats. … Read More ›
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Today’s Special Blog Contributor
Dear Sister, Last Friday, your father and I went to see Mohsen Janatpour, M.S. give a talk on art. I thought it was actually really cool and I understood every single word he said. And that’s what makes life grand…. Read More ›
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