Author Archives: Joe Cummings

About Joe Cummings

Aquarius. Traveler. Gamer. Writer. A New Parent. 4 of these things are easy. One is not. But the journey is that much better for the new people in my life. A life I want to share with others, to help them, maybe, to make them feel less alone, sure, to connect with the greater world, absolutely.

14 days of Quarantine

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Joe Cummings

Friday With the Covid19 pandemic spreading, we had to think about the greater good. Personally, I’m not that worried about it, but there are many vulnerable people out there who could be in danger, so when we found out we … Continue reading →

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Adulting

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Joe Cummings

Growing up is seriously overrated, in my opinion, but The-Oldest took on some serious adulting this weekend – He had his first college/university audition. For 3 hours, he would take a series of tests, do performances and be grilled about … Continue reading →

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Hockey Timekeeping pt2

Posted on January 30, 2020 by Joe Cummings

Yesterday, we left off with our hero, (yes me), acting less heroically, desperately trying to figure out how to work the hockey rink’s time machine. So far, the game was about to start and all I’d managed to do was … Continue reading →

Posted in Hockey Life, Parenting | Tagged apps, arachnophobia, bantam, fear, hockey, humor, langley, Minor Hockey, old age, parenting, phobia, phobias, scorekeeping, spiders, step-dad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, timekeeping | Leave a comment

Hockey Timekeeping

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Joe Cummings

Are you afraid of anything that’s kind of irrational? Me, I want to deal with one of my phobias. Like all good phobias, it’s not logical, (except arachnophobia, which is completely understandable because it’s a fear of freaking spiders with … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting | Tagged apps, arachnophobia, bantam, fear, hockey, humor, langley, Minor Hockey, old age, parenting, phobia, phobias, scorekeeping, spiders, step-dad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, timekeeping | 1 Comment

The Past and the Future – Part 2

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Joe Cummings

The Future The 2nd part of my amazing weekend was hosting a birthday party for my step-niece (is that the right word?)… aka, The-Cutest-Baby-in-the-World. It would be a first for both of us. See, that’s the most incredible thing about … Continue reading →

Posted in family | Tagged birthday party, children, cutest-baby-in-the-world, first birthday, first dance, first kiss, first steps, future, niece | 1 Comment

The Past and the Future

Posted on October 27, 2019 by Joe Cummings

I treasure life’s unique experiences, especially those that come out of nowhere. Last weekend, I had one of those experiences. I went to two parties on one weekend – one for our 96-year-old Baba and a first-year birthday party for … Continue reading →

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Hockey Challenges 2019

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Joe Cummings

I thought last year would be, you know, the last year of hockey. However, The-Youngest decided to play another year. As goalie. In the Bantam league. At this point in boys’ hockey, the field is narrowing. More and more boys … Continue reading →

Posted in Hockey, Hockey Life, Sports | Tagged bad season, bantam, Canucks, goalie, good season, hockey, humor, langley cup, losing, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, tournaments, winning | Leave a comment

Day 8 The Last Hours of the Last Day

Posted on September 22, 2019 by Joe Cummings

We’d not seen everything there was to see at the Kennedy Space Center and (The-Youngest would like to point out), we didn’t do the only ride there (a shuttle launch simulation.) But we had to get on the road. We … Continue reading →

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Day 8 – The Day That Broke the Prettiest-Girl-in-the-World

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Joe Cummings

Now you have to understand. The Prettiest-Girl-in-the-World is the most easy-going, fun-loving, goofy, giggly, accepting, loving, tolerant patient, understanding, funny, and positive person I know. But not by the end of this day, the Day That Broke the Prettiest-Girl-in-the-World. In … Continue reading →

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Day 7 – Universal’s Wizard World Part 2 and the Hulk

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Joe Cummings

With my tummy full of Butter Beer, my skin warmed by Dragon’s breath, and my nerdy gauge filled up with magic, we left Diagon Alley to take the Hogwarts Express Train to Hogsmead, AKA, the 2nd part of the Wizarding … Continue reading →

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