When I was a kid, the rumor was that the school district superintendent would decide to have a snow day based on how fast his dog came back to the door when he was let out for his morning constitutional. I could see that being true in the early 90s. If it were true now, we’d have a livestream cam on that dog to see if he’d take a shit or run back inside.
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Steve Jobs, Rest In Peace
I had already heard the news via Twitter when Vanessa walked up the stairs after arriving home from work. “Have you heard?!?” Vanessa wouldn’t care about the death of the ex-CEO of Apple, so I was really curious about what would get her so animated. “Steve Jobs died!” Wait, my technologically-adverse wife, who has forbid…
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New Post at Austin Catholic New Media
New Post on Austin Catholic New Media: “Mass Starts Before You Walk In”
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Being A Dad Without A Dad
As I’ve mentioned in 2003, 2004 and 2007 on this blog, September 19th is the anniversary of the death of my father. With grief, some days are better than others. Some years are better than others. 14 years is a long time and, while I think of him often, I don’t feel “grief” often anymore. I…
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Team Whitaker
A great friend, Kathryn Whitaker, launched a complete refresh of her blog, Team Whitaker, today. Previously hosted on Blogger, Kathryn hired a designer and asked me to provide technical services related to the transition. If you don’t know Kathryn, you may have seen her work. She produces a great deal of the “promotional” materials for…
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Now, 154,001
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 154,000 married fathers care for their children under 15-years old at home full-time while the mothers worked outside of the home. Now, the number is 154,001. I am officially a stay-at-home dad, a stay-at-home father, a house dad, SAHD, househusband, a house-spouse. How? What? When? There are a number of…
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New “California Stop” Signage
The City of Austin is apparently testing out a new form of intersection signage to indicate that a “California Stop”, also known as a rolling stop, is allowed at an intersection. The test has not resulted in any accidents and may lead the way for future intersection signage. In reality, a developer installed these signs…