My elder son, Benjamin, is about to become a new Dad. It’s been a special time watching him assume the mantle of impending fatherhood and it fills me with a great deal of pride to know, beyond any doubt, that he will be an awesome dad. In the spirit of Ben’s impending responsibilities as a New Dad, Darcy Johansan, a freelance writer offered to write  this...

Perhaps Bowie said it best after all… “Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes, (Turn and face the strain)” Those who know me, truly know me, are familiar with my fascination with change. Whether it’s changing the living room around or simply changing calendars every other month, change is a habit for me. After all, life is ever changing. every second brings a...

Last Sunday was my 26th year celebrating Father’s Day as a dad, my 7th as a SoloDad and my first as a GrandDad. For some in my acquaintance, days like Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, birthdays, and anniversaries are huge events with picnic and cookouts in parks or celebrated with friends and family at home. People come out of the woodwork it seems to...

Some Days I Want To Go Back To Bed. Until yesterday morning, this was my car. Today, it’s a smoking heap in need of a new engine. The engine for a 2004 Dodge Intrepid costs twice as much as the car is worth. Not good. And to add insult to this obvious injury, I just paid off the car. Being a one-car-family, LE and I are kinda stranded.  I do have a loaner...

It’s been an interesting time in the life of Solo-Dad as of late. Business travel back and forth to Alaska, academic and behavioral issues (he’s a hormoned-up teenager after all) with LE, and general midlife fun. All have me feeling a bit out of sorts. But that’s normal I guess. Single dads with teenagers often have to juggle business and...

How I’m Doing on my 2010 Goals Some time back I posted about my goals for 2010. In another post, I mentioned holding public Groundhog Day Reassessments to review my progress. Then 04-04-2010 rolled around and …. nuthin’. It seems either… I accomplished nothing toward these goals or, I plumb forgot. The latter was the case. Unfortunately,...