Over the past few months, my daughter Natalie has developed a fondness for YouTube Kids. Not only is it used in her school, she likes to watch it at home too. She watches everything from Kid Vlogs to instructional videos on how to make slime with household ingredients. One day, she came to me and asked if she could start her own YouTube Kids Channel. The question caught me off guard and my gut reaction was to tell her she …
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About three years ago, I signed up for a USA Archery Level 1 Certification through Stowe Archers. The program wasn’t very in-depth but it was a great primer for those interested in helping kids learn about archery. After getting my certification and helping out for a few Monday Nights, I quickly discovered that I didn’t enjoy instructing in such a fast-paced environment with twenty-plus kids. What I did really enjoy was instructing in a smaller scale where I could spend …
Several years ago, things were changing in my life. I had a young daughter that was a ball of energy and just loved to do things with her Dad. My wife was in the process of going back to school to change careers. Competitive Pistol Shooting, which I loved, was becoming too expensive and time-consuming. There was simply too much going on and if I wanted a hobby, it would have to be something that I could do with my …
A couple of months ago, the Stowe Archers 50-Meter League came to an end and there was a bit of a lull in my shooting. Like I always do when I’m between seasons, I contemplated making changes for the upcoming shooting season. This time around I thought that I might want to switch gears and use my Elite Energy 35 as a real Bowhunter setup and not just a Bowhunter 3D Bow like last year. I put away my Gold …
Earlier this afternoon, I was sitting on the couch watching some mindless entertainment on Netflix when a thought struck me – It is nice out, maybe I should run over to the archery club and shoot my bow for a little bit? Like I always do, I asked my oldest daughter if she was up for making the trip with me. When it comes to the archery club, she can be kind of temperamental. She is usually happy to join …
Way back in 2001, I bought my very first new car. It was a little Mazda Protege with a five-speed manual transmission. I loved that car and had every intention of driving it until the wheels fell off. Unfortunately, after driving it for eleven years, someone driving a pickup truck pulled out in front of me and the car was totaled. Despite the other driver admitting complete fault, I spent roughly two weeks without a car while the insurance company …
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