Author Archives: I'm Just A Dad
Driving Sucks!
So, my 16 year old daughter just got her temporary driver’s license and she is over the moon with excitement. Why wouldn’t she be? When I was a kid, having the privilege of driving a car was a big deal. … Continue reading
Becoming An Angry Old Man?
So, its been some time since you and I last talked. But please know…its not you, its me! Its not your fault. Life continues to be busy and the older I get the faster the day’s events wear me down. … Continue reading
Vehicular Meditation
Just like many thousands of frustrated, stressed-out and overwhelmed motorists, I too, get aggravated on my commute to and from work each and every day. I once calculated that I spend the equivalent of about 8 hours in my car, … Continue reading
My Special Day
Once again, like clockwork, it’s Father’s Day. To all my peeps, I wish you a happy day and “milk it”. As I am now a fifty year old dad with two teenaged daughters, the importance of Father’s Day seems to … Continue reading
Take a right!
It was 5:15pm and I was setting out on my journey from my office to my home. The trip should normally take about 45 minutes. Today, it wound up taking 90 minutes. Happy…I was not. Yes, the sun was shining … Continue reading
50
The milestone that I have waited fifty years to arrive is fast approaching – I am turning 50. If I live to be 100, then I am at the halfway point of my life on this planet. If I don’t live to … Continue reading
“Boring and Mundane” does not have to be “Boring and Mundane”
As I write this blog, it is Wednesday. “Hump day” to some – “mid week” to others. I was thinking about the routine in my life. My alarm goes off at 6:20 and I deliberately don’t linger in bed for … Continue reading
The View From 10,000 Feet
Shame on me for not blogging. In the same way I often make excuses for not exercising or how I sometimes am just simply lazy, I must admit that I could have blogged more over the past months but to … Continue reading
I Have Returned…Wearing A Suit and Tie!!
It’s been a while…hasn’t it? I think I have probably missed you more than you have missed me. It’s ok. I understand. My blog is easily forgettable. In the blogsphere, there are hundreds of thousands of us writing feverishly each … Continue reading
Two Teenagers Versus Two Exhausted Parents
In this corner, with a combined weight of about 260 pounds of tall, gorgeous, intelligence and beauty, hailing from Toronto, Canada, the sixteen year old and her newly minted 13 year old sister. In this corner, the two tired, worn … Continue reading
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