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The Dad Abides

It’s often said that we live in a risk averse society… That is not entirely true. We live in a very foolish society — one that is not risk averse. Indeed many of our people engage in risky behavior on a regular basis. Look at the housing market the last decade, the higher education [...]

Molon Labe

I’m sure someone linked to this in some Open Thread somewhere… a FB friend of mine just posted it on my timeline and thus it came to my attention. It is effing awesome.

The Dad Abides

Photographer Dave Engledow puts his photography skills, his Word’s Best Father coffee mug, and his daughter April Bee to great use here. He’s got a Kickstarter campaign raising funds to compile a 2013 World’s Best Father Calendar. Looks like he’s already reached his crowdfunding goal, but I might donate just to get the calendar. [...]

Saturday Song

One of the songs my oldest is learning for piano

Wednesday with Floyd

Dallas Cowboys Summer Camp. Oxnard, California.

Sunday with Floyd

Jellies and kids at The Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, CA

Tuesday With Floyd

Friday with Floyd

Sunday Open Thread — THE DAD ABIDES

Thursday with Floyd

Burying the little brother in the sand. Treasure Island Beach, Laguna Beach.

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F is for Punishment

Florida parents force son to stand on corner with sign as punishment for bad grades, http://fxn.ws/ArDL2Q

I’m not sure if I’d roll this way but neither would I discourage him for trying it.

Floyd’s Kids Say the Darndest Things

Conversation at the grocery store this morning while Zach changes his shirt which he’d put on backwards…

Sabrina: Daddy? A woman would get arrested if she took off her shirt outside huh.

Me: Yes sweetie she’d get arrested.

Zachary: Like Rosa Parks?

Me: Exactly.

Saturday With Floyd

Moss Point

Parting Gift

Warning… there may be a bit of dust in the air…:

He held his newborn baby for less than an hour before he died.

Mark Aulger, 52, had been diagnosed with colon cancer, and months of chemotherapy had left his lungs badly damaged — so damaged that by mid-January he only had a few [...]

Friday With Floyd

The Final Word on Rick Santorum’s Grief Process

It’s really simple… if you think the way Rick Santorum handled the death of his child in 1996 is worthy of ridicule — you’re an asshole. Jessica Haslem has written a piece called “Our Bereavement is Our Own” at The Boston Herald with a word for critics… it is well worth your time:

At first [...]

Tuesday With Floyd

California’s so broke its now called the Lessjave Desert. Are we there yet?

Monday With Floyd

I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles…. oh yeah….

Friday With Floyd

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Tuesday With Floyd

Daughtorial unit lightin’ it up at Bass Pro Shop… Merry Christmas!