Kind of surprised that I used the phrase “damn it” in a letter to my soon-to-be-born daughter

Today is my daughter’s third birthday.  In my continued series of posts from Greetings Little One leading up to today, the last post written before my daughter was born, from…

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You should not compare your wife to an elephant, regardless of the context

In my continued series of posts from Greetings Little One leading up to my daughter’s third birthday, a post from January 22, 2009: ______________________________________________ Faux pas Yesterday, in an effort…

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It’s the Year of the Dragon, which is a hell of a lot better than the year of the rat or the rooster

According to the Chinese zodiac, this is the Year of the Dragon. I’m glad. Other options include the rat, dog, ox, pig, rooster and a host of other unimpressive, rather…

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