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How underdogs will get promoted this year.

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Doing your job isn’t enough.

Working harder than all of your coworkers isn’t enough.

Having a college degree certainly isn’t enough, even if it’s Read the whole post!

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Priority one: teach my child to Beatbox properly. The Video.

November 29, 2010

Another in the long line of videos that prove our son is awesome. Behold, LB the Beatboxer. In between the two beatbox sessions he says “Hey daddy… Hey everybody… Hey LB” as the camera pans past each.” I love that kid.

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But Seriously, Y’all. That’s a cute kid.

November 5, 2010

On Halloween my boy dressed up as easily the least ferocious lion I’ve ever encountered. Here’s video footage. Be sure to check out the “subtitles” below the video for a running commentary of LB’s running commentary. Me: Hey LB… LB: Cheese! (the LED flash on the camera came on). Me: Me and my lion… LB: [...]

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Working at Starbucks… first impressions.

October 12, 2010

“If you are not satisfied with the drink you’re about to hand to a customer, you have my full support to pour it out and make them a new one.” That’s a quote from Howard Shultz, the chairman and CEO of Starbucks, paraphrased from the manual I’ve been using to train for my new barista [...]

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New Favorite Family Picture.

September 24, 2010

In the midst of the craziness of job-hunting, business-planning, baby-feeding, and all around life-changing, there comes a moment when everybody is smiling, there’s a camera pointed at you, and life is perfect. Things could possibly be crazier for us these days, but we are not sure how. I’m just glad I get to ride this [...]

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An Open Letter To Steve Jobs About Porn on the iOS.

June 10, 2010

Mr Jobs, I love your products. I’m typing this post on the most dependable, well-made computer I’ve ever owned, a 2007 MacBook Pro. And the iPhone 3G in my pocket is easily the greatest phone I’ve ever owned. I really appreciate the well-publicized stance you have taken against pornography. As a dad and a Christian, [...]

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The Adventure of the Swimmie Diapers. (scatological humor involved)

June 8, 2010

I have a long, awkward, complicated relationship with swimmie diapers. When I was in college, I was a security guard at a Holiday Inn in Florida for one summer. One of my primary jobs was to ensure that children of diapered age were properly adorned. I’d carry around a pink/purple stack of swimmies and approach [...]

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Potty Training in a Public Restroom.

May 17, 2010

When I first saw that positive pregnancy test roughly 2 years and 9 months ago, a lot of thoughts filled my head. Throwing ball in a park with my son. Teaching him how to ride a bike. Tender moments before bed praying to Elmo. Here’s a bit that didn’t make the mental brochure: Trying to [...]

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Jesus Is Not On Your Team.

May 10, 2010

I have bad news. Jesus is not on your team. There are two teams, see. The bad guys, and Jesus. The crooked, depraved, self-serving, religious folks; and Jesus. He’s not on your team. He didn’t come for your agenda. You can’t recruit him to your cause. You can’t get him on board with your timeline [...]

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My Son is Militantly Courteous.

April 28, 2010

I’ve written before about how much I love being a dad. But since we’ve moved to Holly Springs, I have a new dadlight. That’s a dad-highlight. Our old neighborhood in Asheville, bless it’s heart, had some homes that were brought in on a truck, and

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