A little over two years ago, my oldest daughter decided that she wanted to play Soccer. We found a local community league and got her signed up. She was very timid through most of the season but scored her first goal during the last game. From the moment she scored that goal, her confidence soared and she became a little monster on the field. When we headed home from that game, all she could talk about in the car was …
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This weekend Stowe Archers was holding our monthly Outdoor 3D Shoot. Things have been kind of crazy at home with the new baby and I wasn’t able to make it out and lend a hand with setup. When I came across some downtime yesterday I decided to run over to the club and range the targets (I like to have a reference of targets and distances for each month). I looked over at my daughter and asked “Hey, I have …
I like to lie to my daughter… I realize that you probably see that as a rather bold statement and probably think I’m a bit of an asshole at this point. I should probably clarify. My daughter is 6 years old and I like to tell her completely outlandish lies that go way over the top and make her question my sanity. “Who ate the rest of the ice cream?” Well, when I got up to use the potty last …
Wednesday started out a little different from a normal day working from home. Rather than working the overnight hours the day before, my wife was off and scheduled for annual training in the morning. I had been up for a couple hours before her alarm sounded and was feeling a bit bored. To have a little background noise while I worked, I turned on my Roku Player and began poking through Netflix. I settled on Bloodsport – a movie I …
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