The Yin Yang of running The Yin This side of running is about busting limits. Setting goals that are small and achievable. Seeing the large hill in front of you and breaking it into sections like “All I need to do is get to the mail box then its less steep” “After that I will…
I borrowed this from the National At home Dad site. http://athomedad.org/about/what-is-an-at-home-dad/ Re-posted here because it is an excellent article. What is an “At-Home Dad”? Definition For the purpose of its mission, the National At-Home Dad Network defines an “at-home dad” as any father who is the regular primary caregiver of his children. at·home·dad noun \ˈət-ˈhōm-ˈdad\ : any father…
November 3, 2016
Michael
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Daily I receive messages from people guaranteeing me that I will make a zillion dollars if I pay them a small fee for search engine optimization. As a result I tend to ignore most of the mail I receive but this morning as I scrolled through my inbox, “Message in a Bottle Invitation, Favors, Gifts”…
It was my goal to sit down every morning after dropping the kids off at school and write, breathing new life into this blog. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Well school started at the end of August, every morning became perhaps tomorrow, and right after drop off became as soon as I get this other stuff done. …
Summer is a time to relax, play, have fun……… Summer is really a time to run yourself witless in the miserable heat. I think it is hilarious how kids can run themselves so hard that they end up sobbing and blubbering on the floor and they don’t even know why. Sure they were having fun…
Frederick Classical Charter School ran an event this morning in an attempt to draw in more customers for their book fair. “Doughnuts with Dad” they called it. No cost to the parent just show up early for school and eat a doughnut with you child. My daughter was very excited about it. I will admit…
Eight years ago this weekend I ran and completed the Frederick Marathon. The weather was essentially the same as it is this weekend. Wet, cool and cloudy. It was difficult. I was cold and sore and mentally exhausted. For months leading up to the race we trained and planned. We suffered injuries and illness and…
Roughly one to two days a month during the school year children are off school for some reason. Closures for things like teacher work days, holidays, and elections results in shifting schedules and work conflicts. According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics report for 2015 the majority of families had both parents as members…