Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner

Well, I did it. I entered my very first cooking contest.
In entering the recipe that I did I also took a big risk. Even though the rules of the contest didn’t stipulate that the recipe had to be something simple or easy to prepare, I felt no matter what it was necessary for [...]

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Saying goodbye to the oughts

January 5, 2010

A very Happy New Year to you and yours, this post is a touch late as I’ve been shaking off the holiday fog that I’ve been stuck in the past week.
So the ball has dropped and a new year has begun, or at least that’s what they tell me. The pregnant one and I [...]

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What does it mean to be a good man?

December 1, 2009

About a week and a half ago I reviewed The Good Men Project, a compilation of essays written by men on the topic of modern manhood as it relates to marriage, fatherhood, being a son and a worker. The book spawned a lot of my own thoughts about modern manhood, but I held back [...]

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Implementing a Toddler Defense

September 11, 2009

With football season here I thought it would also be a good opportunity to brush up on some toddler defensive schemes and the keys to their implementation.
Some of these defenses are designed for close quarters containment of a single toddler, while others are more suitable for coverage in more open environments involving any number of [...]

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The Inedibles

July 3, 2009

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Normally I reserve my Captain’s Chair pulpit for things I’ve learned since becoming a father, and I had a really touching post all ready to go for this week. However, I have had a special request from WeaselMomma to relay a story – at least as much of it as [...]

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Road Tested

June 26, 2009

All this week I’ve been discussing our recent family road trip, first by whining about the disaster that is PENNDOT and then talking about all the fun we had at the Blossom Festival with my in-laws. This was our first major road trip as a family and I learned quite a lot about how [...]

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Words are easy, actions are hard

May 29, 2009

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I’ve been struggling with today’s post for the better part of three weeks now. The basic premise has been rambling through my head for a while now, but I just haven’t been able to figure out where to start.
Well, as luck would have it, it finally hit me today – literally.
As snack [...]

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Welcome to Harry’s!

May 22, 2009

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Some of you that have been here for a while may not know that I have been out of my profession for a lot longer than the time that I’ve been a stay at home dad. Officially, I am creeping up on three years since I have last held a [...]

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The birthday dilemma

February 25, 2009

In today’s post I’m hopefully running away to join the Carnival, the Birthday Carnival that is. I’m submitting this post to the All About Parenting Blog Carnival over at About.com.
In just a few short weeks our little man is going to make his first official trip ‘round the sun. We are excited [...]

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Captain’s Chair #3: Lloyd Dobler is My Hero

February 5, 2009

“I don’t want to sell anything, buy anything or process anything as a career. I don’t want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed. You know, as a career, I don’t want to do [...]

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Captain’s Chair #2: Paying the Piper

December 9, 2008

When I first learned that I was going to become a father my mind started racing about all kinds of things. I started thinking about the kind of father I wanted to be and the lessons that I thought were most important for me to impart to our child. There are lessons everywhere in life [...]

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