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M.T. nest
Posted on July 27, 2023 by Dan Bain
Happy 18th Birthday, Matthew. You’ve been a gift to us. But now that college is looming, it’s time for us to give that same gift to the rest of the world. Continue reading →
Posted in Education, Family, Life and how to live it, Nostalgia, Parenting, The Kids|Tagged 18th birthday, children, empty nest, growing up, letting go, Nostalgia, parenting, parents, starting college|1 Comment
Dannotated history
Posted on January 2, 2021 by Dan Bain
In 2020, I did my best to capture — and sometimes mock — historical highlights of each day. I am by no means a historian, but here’s a recap, for anyone interested: On January 1, 404: A Christian monk named … Continue reading →
Posted in Education, Holidays, Nostalgia, Politics, Religion, Sports, Technology, Theatre, Weather, Writing|Tagged history, humor, today in history|4 Comments
Flak in myday…
Posted on June 1, 2019 by Dan Bain
It starts every year around this time. The cranks take to social media and online comment sections — or worse, they shout at us in person — to belittle and bemoan the idea of having “graduation” for any grade that … Continue reading →
Posted in Education, Family, Life and how to live it, Parenting, The Kids|Tagged back in my day, celebration, graduation, joy, school|Leave a comment
Time, warped
Posted on January 1, 2018 by Dan Bain
During a trip to my Dad’s this weekend, I ventured into the basem*nt— a catch-all storage area the size of the entire footprint of the house, wherein one might discover any sort of stray memory. He led me down there … Continue reading →
Posted in Education, Family, Nostalgia, Writing|Tagged college, Dean's List, humor, Nostalgia, virginia tech|Leave a comment
Straight to thepoint
Posted on February 14, 2014 by Dan Bain
Hello. Remember me? I don’t blame you, which is the reason for the first of five precursory comments: 1 – Yes, I know it’s been nearly 11 months since my last post. I’d apologize, but I can’t imagine my lack … Continue reading →
Posted in Education, Life and how to live it, Politics, Writing|Tagged communication, discrimination, gay, grammar, HB2453, Kansas, language, straight, writing|15 Comments
Testing my limits
Posted on December 28, 2012 by Dan Bain
It was the most devastating phone call I’ve ever received, and certainly not something a 16-year-old kid is prepared to face. Yet on that long-ago Saturday morning, all across the county where I grew up and went to school, hundreds … Continue reading →
Posted in Education, Health, Life and how to live it, Politics, Travel|Tagged alcohol, BAC, breathalyzer, drink, drive, driving simulator, DWI, humor, illegal, law, legal, police, sobriety test|6 Comments
Amendment, run
Posted on May 8, 2012 by Dan Bain
It took me a lot of time to get here — so much so that Ihope it will have taken you considerably less time, as there’s very little of it left as I write these words. The polls in North … Continue reading →
Posted in Education, Family, Politics|Tagged amendment 1, amendment one, definition of marriage, gay marriage, kim kardashian, north carolina, politics|19 Comments
f*ckless checklist
Posted on January 22, 2012 by Dan Bain
Sitting at home with a sleep-deprived, cranky six-year-old? Check. Trying to pry the ten-year-old away from a new videogame to do homework? Check. Refereeing multiple shouting matches over the shared usage of said videogame? Check. Responsible for delivering three bulky … Continue reading →
Posted in Air Travel, Education, Hassles, Health, The Kids, The Wife|Tagged flu, humor, kids, pain, school|5 Comments
My trip to Mylanta, aka don’ts fordads
Posted on November 20, 2011 by Dan Bain
I’mblamingmy weekend-long stomach acheon Friday morning’s glazed donuts. Or maybe it was the airport food. Or the two bumpy flights within 24 hours. Or the plethora of beans at Hard Rock Cafe. Or even the numerousnauseating views from 65-72 stories … Continue reading →
Posted in Air Travel, Education, Father's Day, Parenting, Sports, The Kids|Tagged atlanta, donuts, Father's Day, humor, jeopardy, kids jeopardy!, krispy kreme, penn state, uva, virginia tech|96 Comments
Nonsensorship
Posted on July 31, 2011 by Dan Bain
This has been an angry week, between the abortion flapin state news andthe debt ceiling flap (do I really need to provide a link?)in national news. Almost everyone I know — including myself — is stewing over one view or … Continue reading →
Posted in Education, Politics, Writing|Tagged abortion, ban, book-banning, books, censor, censored, censorship, debt ceiling, don vaughan, education, high school, humor, kurt vonnegut, laurie halsey anderson, Mo., parenting, politics, profanity, rape, Republic, sarah ockler, sex, slaughterhouse five, speak, twenty boy summer, wesley scroggins|11 Comments
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