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The 40 Inch Jedi Returns. How Head Lice Rocked My World

Posted on12. Oct, 2010 by .

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Last week my son Brennan came down with a case of lice.  We have no idea where he got it from. It could have been school.  I could have been trying on Halloween masks.  Who knows? If you have never had to deal with this crap, then you have no idea.  It’s rough.  The medical [...]

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If I Had Just Five More Minutes

Posted on08. May, 2010 by .

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If I had just five more minutes… I think I would just sit with you, Mom, not needing to do anything or be anywhere. I think I would, at least for one of my five minutes, just hold your hands and stare into your eyes. So I would make absolutely certain that I would remember [...]

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The 40 Inch Jedi Speaks, The Greatest Salesman In The World

Posted on29. Mar, 2010 by .

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No, this isn’t about Og Mandino’s classic book. It’s about my 5 yr old son, Brennan, and his talent for persuasiveness. Many people talk about how they “aren’t a salesman” or a “salesy type person,” with great pride as if being in sales is a disease to get rid of. The reality is, we are [...]

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Wow! Look how big my penis is!

Posted on09. Feb, 2009 by .

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It was a lovely Saturday morning here at my house and my son, Brennan and I woke up fairly early and began to get ready for a fun weekend.  I walked into the bathroom and he was already in there getting ready to relieve his morning bladder. Brennan is four, so the peeing stance still [...]

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