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Jason's Random Musings

The First Year of Fatherhood: One Dad’s Review

by Jason 01.20.2010 Jason's Random Musings

Well, we did it. My wife and I made it to the one-year mark. (Oh, and so did Lucy.) The first two weeks seemed like a millennium, the last fifty seemed like a millisecond.
So, what have I learned, if anything?
• It sounds so dang cliché to say, “It’s harder than I imagined, but better than [...]

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Believe It Or Not: A Review of Ripley’s Latest Book

I was recently given a review copy of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Seeing Is Believing.
The problem is, I’ve never done an official review of anything before.
I guess the first thing to determine is my unit of measurement. That seems to be the thing that really brands you and makes you popular, ensuring that more [...]

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A First-Year Father’s 13 Things to Be Thankful For

by Jason 11.25.2009 Jason's Random Musings

In a few weeks, my daughter Lucy will celebrate her first birthday. Last Thanksgiving, we had to skip the traditional two-hour drive home because my wife looked like she was hiding the Great Pumpkin under her shirt. At the risk of sounding like every other dad who’s ever lived, I can’t believe how fast the [...]

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Kiss and Tell: The Giraffe Confessions

by Jason 11.22.2009 Be Honest

I’ve shown this particular video near the end of every speaking program I’ve done over the past several years. It chronicles an adventure Kim and I had in Colorado Springs in which we became VERY close friends with a herd of giraffes.
It usually gets a pretty good reaction from the crowd, including laughs and giggles [...]

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What I Wish I Would Have Said

by Jason 10.25.2009 Adultitis

I feel like I need to take a shower. Kim and I just got done doing a business-themed radio interview with a couple of female hosts who were two of the most Adultitis-ridden people I’ve come across in some time. Arrogant and pessimistic, the duo was unprepared, unenthusiastic, and utterly unhappy.
I normally have a great [...]

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Shots and Superheroes

by Jason 10.07.2009 Jason's Random Musings

We went to the doctor the other day for my daughter Lucy’s nine-month checkup. It included a smorgasbord of shots.
And I got to hold her down.
I was pretty nervous on the ride there, and I wasn’t even the one getting the shots. As we were driving, I told Kim that I would rather receive the [...]

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7 Must-Read Back-To-School Posts

by Jason 08.19.2009 Adultitis

With summer winding down, most kids are either back in school or soon will be. (I have to admit, not having to go to school is one of my favorite things about being an adult.) As school begins, stress levels mount — for children and their parents — leaving the door wide open for Adultitis. [...]

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Bored is Good

by Jason 05.22.2009 Delight in the Little Things

I remember certain summer days during my childhood in which my brothers and I, all out of ideas of what to do next, would complain to my mother that we were officially bored.
I don’t remember getting much sympathy.
It’s been a long time since I was really bored. I love what I do, and [...]

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