Category: Daddy’s Corner
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Hurricane Ike #5: Vanessa’s Parents
A few people have asked me about Vanessa’s parents in The Woodlands. They’re fine. Like the rest of that area, they’re without power and will be for awhile from all accounts. Cell and landline phone service is also not operational, but we can occasionally get a text message through. They weathered the storm fine. Mr.…
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mom is fine
Everything went well. Thanks for your thoughts and prayers.
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leaving for mom’s operation
The operation actually begins at 7:30 am.
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Breaking The Silence
I have maintained a blogging silence over the past few weeks. On the morning of my last post, my mom went in for a medical test and two days later, she learned that she has breast cancer. As far as I know, we have had no history of cancer in our family and with much…
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10 years
Today, it has been ten years since my dad passed away. Perhaps because I’ve been so incredibly busy during the past few weeks, I haven’t really thought about it much. While in school, I would have too much time to think about it and would end up taking an academic dive this time of year.…
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team hoyt – an amazing duo
There is not more for me to say, as the article and the videos say it all. From Sports Illustrated, by Rick Reilly: I try to be a good father. Give my kids mulligans. Work nights to pay for their text messaging. Take them to swimsuit shoots. But compared with Dick Hoyt, I suck. Eighty-five…