Have you ever had a tough time making a choice?
I have and I’m sure you have as well. Making choices is something we do everyday, but there are times when making them is tough going.
I’m reading Buddhism Plain and Simple by Steve Hagen on my Amazon Kindle 2 and was struck by this quote about [...]
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The Paralysis of Choice
Time for Another Solo-Dad Facelift
Yes, we’re changing things around a bit.
Some blogs can go their merry way and never change a thing. Here at Solo-Dad, that’s just not the case. We need change.
No, we CRAVE change.
But not just change for change’s sake, but positive change; that which makes us better, leaner, stronger.
Yes, I know…it’s not universal health care…we’re [...]
Solo-Grand-Dad: Jessica Riley’s Debut
Jessica Riley Anderson
Born November 5, 2009 Fairbanks, Alaska 11:02 a.m. AST
“Practically Perfect In Every Way…”
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It was midnight on November 5 when Bethany called me to tell me her water had broken and she and David (and her mom who’d flown up a few days before) were on their way to the hospital.
Needless to say, any [...]
Meet ‘Buddy!’ – Solo-Dad’s Newest Addition
Solo-Dog comes home!
On this past Sunday, LE and I drove to the East Bay city of Pleasanton, California to meet ‘Buddy.’
Buddy is a 14-month old black Labrador Retriever Pointer mix who needed a new home.
Since deciding to adopt a pet, LE and I have been looking for the perfect dog.
Of course perfection doesn’t exist outside [...]
Solo-Dog, Part II: What Am I Really Looking For?
Am I looking for the perfect dog or the perfect woman?
When it comes to picking domestic partners, my track record isn’t spectacular.
Ex #1
My first wife was, and remains, a lovely woman. That we grew in opposite directions was, perhaps, the fault of no one.
Though I carried a lot of guilt around with me for [...]
Solo-Dog
I’m not getting any younger, so why wait?
As Summer slips into Fall here in the Monterey Bay Area, the crowds have thinned on the beaches leaving only dog walkers and those still trying to jog their way to a slimmer waistline.
While I’m firmly in the latter category of beach visitors, I hope to soon be [...]
Dad Loaf
Would You Rather Be Buried or Cremated?
It began innocently with one of those infamous Facebook quizzes. You know the ones, written by fifth graders?
Yeah, those.
So, I decided to depart from my normal FB-MO and take the quiz. OK, it actually wasn’t a quiz…more of a poll, I guess.
Anyway….
LE saw I’d posted my preference for [...]
Saying Goodbye
I’ve said goodbye to daughter a hundred times.
At the conclusion of each weekend she’d spend with me when she was young; At the conclusion of each telephone conversation over the years. But only a few of them have been as emotionally charged as the one about a week ago.
Leaving the Lower 48
When she and [...]
31DBBSD Day #8: Watch Your Language, Son
My father is 77 and I’ve never heard him swear.
Not one time have I ever heard an ‘Oh S—t,’ a ‘God—–it,’ or even a ‘Mother f—-er’ in times if anger.
Is he a freak of nature or someone who watches his language?
A recent Time Magazine article would argue for the former.
In it, writer Tiffany Sharples [...]
31DBBSD – Day #7: Single Dad Dating: Keeping It Private
Today’s post in the 31 Days to Become A Better Solo-Dad series is about dating. Specifically, it’s about keeping your dating life separate from your parenting life.
Children Come First
I don’t think I’ll get any disagreement there. Our kids are the most important element in our lives. The second anything begins to compete with the time [...]
