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Sunday, September 14, 2025

Book Review: This is Water by David Foster Wallace

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T here are only a few books that I intentionally have purchased with plans of reading them again. This Is Water is one of them. Originally a...
Thursday, June 19, 2025

AI Music Creation

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I created an AI band and song this week as an illustration for a presentation I did at work. The prompt I gave was create a 90s alternative ...
Monday, May 26, 2025

Dad Files: I Like Shoes Song

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Sometimes when helping toddler friends put on their shoes a fun song can help. Here’s a contribution to the toddler playlist.  I like shoes,...
Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Book Review: Theo of Golden by Allen Levi

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  Theo of Golden by Allen Levi is a beautiful story of an elderly man who moves to Golden, Georgia from New York City. When first arriving,...
Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Dad Files: Climbing Up the Stairs Song

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The stairs can be a long tall climb for a toddler. This song has been a fun way to engage our toddler when he’s climbing up and down the sta...
Monday, April 07, 2025

Dad Files: Fun Potty Training Song

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Potty training can be one of the most challenging and frustrating things you’ll ever teach a child. Consistency is key and if you can make i...
Friday, January 24, 2025

Math Joke

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A calculus professor reviewed a new textbook for his class to use in the upcoming semester. He was hesitant since it was derivative but to h...
Monday, January 20, 2025

Dad Files: Toddler Days

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Toddlers are loud almost all the time and run at full tilt. If in your exhaustion you leave them to their own self exploration, their natu...
Thursday, January 09, 2025

Book Review: Patriot by Alexei Navalny

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Patriot by Alexei Navalny is a fantastic memoir of Alexei Navalny’s life, survival from Novichock poisoning, work as an opposition leader in...
Monday, November 25, 2024

Childhood Home For Sale in Lilburn, GA

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After 35 years, my parents are selling the home I grew up in. It’s a wonderful house with a really peaceful backyard and nice neighbors on a...
Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Dad Files Months 17-18: Painting with Spaghetti, The Scientist, and Tantrums

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With entry into the full on toddler phase comes the continued strong opinions and tantrums. These can include the bucking bronco, arms flail...
Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Eulogy for My Granddaddy Clatie Lewis

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A heart for Jesus, industrious, generous, resourceful, intelligent, forgiving, and an unwavering faith in God describes my granddaddy. Clati...
Monday, September 04, 2023

Dad Files Months 14-16: Tiny But Sharp Teeth, Uh Oh, and Strong Opinions

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Baby will make some definite transitions to the early toddler stage. This can involve strong opinions as to how the world should be includin...
Sunday, June 11, 2023

Dad Files: Months 11 through 13: Dive Bombing, Windmill Arms, Words, and Introductory Walking

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Baby will begin to stand with assistance, pull up on his own, cruise along a table, or walk with you holding his hands. Monitor stairs in ...
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In pursuit of His best: Southern, musician, writer, runner, photographer, prayer warrior, drinker of sweet tea
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