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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Fall adventures

October 2, 2009

Leaving my house early on Tuesday morning for my trip to California I got my first taste of fall in the Carolinas. It was a surprisingly brisk and cool morning that nearly had me rethinking my choice of shorts and a polo.
From my childhood days growing up in New Jersey to my decade long [...]

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Th’ Scoop on ‘Move over Barney Stinson’

September 19, 2009

In honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day, I thought I’d give the Post Like a Pirate translator a spin and see what my last post would have looked like if I wasn’t such a land lubber. Yes, I totally stole this idea from The Bloggess, but isn’t thievery the highest form of [...]

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The Scoop on ‘Move over Barney Stinson’

September 17, 2009

A week ago yesterday we packed up our things and headed to the airport for our long anticipated trip to Boston. We had a lot to accomplish in the four and half days we’d be up in the northeast and while it was stressful traveling with a toddler who didn’t care to nap because [...]

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Career, Reinvented

July 17, 2009

Back in November 2008 I reluctantly had to leave my pregnant wife and travel to Boston to settle some unfortunate business. It was a matter that had been hanging over my head for nearly nine years from the time I was first summoned by a federal government agency for a ‘chat’ just before Thanksgiving [...]

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Get RMDM on the Go!

July 9, 2009

Image by YuhuiR via Flickr

Yes, it’s true, I’ll admit that I am a giant plugin geek. I love checking out all kinds of new tools that enhance the blogging experience. Earlier today I saw a Tweet by Chris Brogan about how you can read his blog on your mobile phone and immediately had to check [...]

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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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Any Major Dad Will Tell You: John

June 16, 2009

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Welcome to the second installment of ‘Any Major Dad Will Tell You’ and today we’ve got the man who is solely and completely responsible for me getting a 1.3 in Logic: John. You see when John and I were in college together we would always meet at the same table in the cafeteria [...]

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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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