Lord of the Castle

It may sound strange, coming from a blogger, but I have not been a huge fan of technology.
We went several years without a television in our home. When we did get one, TV time was strictly limited. Basically, for most of my children’s lives, we used the television to watch videos.
During his childhood, most of [...]

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This may come as a shock to some of you, but I have been having a long distance relationship for more than two years.
Actually, I am in several simultaneously.
It so much more difficult to communicate. I tell you that it is SO much better when you are face to face…
But, what other choice do I [...]

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This stage of being a parent is…how shall I put this, challenging.
When my children were younger, they had to listen to me…or else!
Now that they are launching out on their own, I have to watch them make mistakes. Let me tell you, it is highly overrated! I get no pleasure out of it, no sense [...]

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I have a built in desire to explore.
When we lived in Los Angeles, I was always amazed when, after living there for 30 years, I would drive on a road for the very first time. I was like a little kid.
“I have lived here for (fill in the blank) years and I have never been [...]

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In my last post, I talked about looking for changes in my son…
Well, there is one change that I didn’t have to look too hard to find…
His nose is huge!
He SAYS that he looks like the Avatar!
He really does!
One of his new Drexel teammates got upset at him during practice and punched him!
I told him [...]

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I picked my son up from the airport yesterday morning. It is like he never left!
He is back to mauling everyone. Either he has gotten stronger or Cakes has lost a little. She can’t quite handle him like she did a few months ago. However, he has already earned a few slugs from her!
He and Mom [...]

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For the second time this week, I was awakened by the sound of my wife talking on the phone. This time, I got out of bed because I detected a little concern in her voice.
I opened our bedroom door and squinted out into the living room and mouthed the words, “Is everything all right?”
She responded [...]

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Big A wrestled at another open tournament this weekend…
and got his first college victory!
In fact, he got two!
He lost his first match by a score of 4-2. If he could have held his three point back move for a few more seconds, he would have won that one. But he lost his grip and the [...]

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It looks like Big A has shrunk a little…
He’s now medium A…
or perhaps even small a…
He ended his high school wrestling career with a flourish, losing in the state finals to one of the top 10 wrestlers in the nation.
This weekend, he wrestled his first two matches in college…
and lost!
The first match was close. He [...]

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As planned, I drove to Wichita today to pick up a transmission for the Nissan.
I don’t really mind these long drives. I get time to think, listen to my favorite preachers on CD, etc.
About 30 minutes from my destination, memories started to flood through my mind. I realized that the last time that I was [...]

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