The recent arctic cold snap that brought frigid temperatures and the season’s first snow to Denver reminded me of a fact I simply cannot deny: my son is, and has long been, a loser. This simple teenage truth became comically clear about this time last year and remains true to this day. The mystery also remains, “Why can’t my son keep track of his things?”

December 22, 2014

September 2, 2014

My Son Does LSD (and I encourage him)

September 2, 2014

My high school cross-country coach also dabbled in screen-printing. He made one of my all-time favorite tee shirts that read:

RUNNERS THRIVE ON LSD*
*Long Slow Distance

Being that I was both a dedicated runner and a nascent hippy, this shirt was made for me. I wore it often and proudly until it mysteriously disappeared sometime during my junior year in high school. (I always suspected my stepmother who both did my laundry and disliked my psychedelic proclivities.)

September 2, 2014

August 27, 2014

MY SON WORE A DRESS TO SCHOOL TODAY

August 27, 2014

In preschool, elementary, and middle school there were the occasional theme days: pajama day, crazy hair day, and of course Halloween; my son often balked at these, not inclined to go along with the crowd. Last school year, his first at a large public high school, he participated in “Spirit Day,” dressing up as prescribed by a group of seniors to demonstrate school spirit. (Although it seemed more like hazing to me.)

August 27, 2014

July 28, 2014

The Wheel: Fatherhood Turns Full-Circle, again.

July 28, 2014

It was a glimmer and a dream that began a tradition lasting ten summers: We are going to spend a month traveling in Europe. As our son’s kindergarten year came to a close, we realized that for the first time he would have the summer off of school. The opportunity was there to either sign him up for lots of camps and let others spend the summer with him, or to free up time in our work schedules and spend it together as a family. We opted for the latter, and every year since we’ve taken a long family trip.

July 28, 2014

June 4, 2014

DOUG. DAD. DISCIPLINE. DRUGS.

June 4, 2014

See my comments on all of these topics in the third episode of my Web TV appearance on My Life As A Dad.

June 4, 2014

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