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Tradition is for the birds.. A.K.A. Thanksgiving Redux

November 22, 2012November 26, 2013 Didds Ella, Food Ella, Family, Grandmother, Thanksgiving, Tradition

I have never been one for tradition. It would probably take a team of chimps about 2 minutes to surmise that the genisis of my feelings is linked to my untraditional upbringing. Living 2500 miles from your closest family for the better part of 18 years does not help. On Thanksgiving day 2003 I boarded … Continue reading Tradition is for the birds.. A.K.A. Thanksgiving Redux

5 Ways Being a Dad is Like Working Out

June 18, 2012June 18, 2012 Didds Ella, Random Musing, Workout Ella, Father, Goals, Park, Sick, Tools

I know my father. We've met, and I've seen him half a dozen times give or take. I know he is smart, that he left to go to Africa in the Peace Corps when my mother was 8 months pregnant, that several years later he came back to America married and with several of my … Continue reading 5 Ways Being a Dad is Like Working Out

A.W.S.

June 15, 2012June 18, 2012 Didds Ella, Goals, Photography, Workout Bobby, Ella, Goals, Park, Photography, Rock Creek, Walk, Workout

So today was my aws (fancy government acronym for alternative work schedule a.k.a. MY DAY OFF). My mother is in town visiting from California so I've been looking forward to today for a while. When you have a kid, the faster you come to grips with some universal truths, the better. Chief amongst them is … Continue reading A.W.S.

In Medias Res

Because sometimes there is no turning back.

Ella

Tradition is for the birds.. A.K.A. Thanksgiving Redux

5 Ways Being a Dad is Like Working Out

A.W.S.