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Once upon a time I thought about becoming a poet. I used a burn a lot of incense back then. Writing poetry taught me to say more with less and helped improve my songwriting immensely. I love poetry but I am certainly not a poet. I’m a dabbler. On this hot June day, as I [...]
Dad’s in the hospital. What happened?! He had a nervous breakdown. Visiting my dad in the psych-ward was like watching a monument crumble. That visit was a turning point in our relationship. It didn’t get better; it just got different. As a kid I hated my dad because it hurt so much to love someone [...]
Kids love pizza and parents love variety. This quick and easy recipe takes all the ingredients your kids already love and puts them together in a different way. They are delicious left over for lunch and they freeze very well. How to Make Pizza Muffins My wife is the chef in our house and makes [...]
With summer just around the corner you’ve probably noticed an influx of beers featuring fruity flavors at your local carrier. This timely edition of BeerWise will explore the history of fruit beer and the rise of fruit beer in the Craft Beer revolution. Before we go any further I need to clarify the difference between [...]
The History As a child there were few dining experiences more exciting than eating at McDonald’s. Happy Meals with toys! Ronald McDonald and all the zany characters of McDonaldland – watch out for the Hamburglar! Growing up in a small town added to the excitement because we only got McDonald’s a few times a year [...]
A beer is either a lager or an ale. The technical difference has to do with yeast and fermentation. As a result of fermentation-style are significant differences in flavor, body, and effervescence. In this installment of BeerWise Dads we are going to explore the virtues of lager and try to redeem this style of beer from [...]
I teach Grade 3. When creating teams for a game of playground soccer all the members of one team coincidentally had brown skin. I didn’t notice. The kids didn’t notice. One boy did notice. Hey! We’re the brown skins! Brown Skins vs. White Skins! If it had been a group of teens or adults, this would [...]
For one year of my teaching career I taught Classroom Music. It was a very frustrating and rewarding experience, much like parenting. The youngest grades LOVED it and we always had the best time. The older grades, even though I tried to make it fun by mixing in a little AC/DC, spent most of their [...]
Considering the huge selection of beer styles available, it’s easy to forget most of these brews are made with only 4 ingredients: malt, yeast, water, and hops. In this installment of BeerWise Dads we’re going to take a quick look at the four main ingredients of beer to give you a better understanding of what’s [...]
A quick Google search on the definition of Child Abuse basically boils down to this: Child abuse is any intentional act or omission that causes harm or potential harm to a child by his/her caregiver(s). Even brief research will show: consuming processed foods/beverages high in salt, sugar, and/or fat, overeating, and long periods of inactivity [...]
This piece was originally written to a prompt (‘Independence’) from a writing group. It was inspired by a little of everything, Independence Day … [Read Article...]
