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Pandemic Aug 31st 2021 – What to do?

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Joe Cummings

Shouldn’t the pandemic be over? Nope, it keeps going on and on and on like some bad four-hour director’s cut of Blade Runner. So, what do we do now? Well, it’s time for me to channel the great philosophers like … Continue reading →

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One of the Best Days as a Stepdad

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Joe Cummings

There are tough days as a parent. You know them. Nagging the kids about homework. Dealing with heartbreak. Getting them to bed. Making them eat brussels sprouts or something with kale. (Oh, I have a list of these, oh yes … Continue reading →

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First Story Part 2 – How To Write It

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Joe Cummings

So how do you get a 9-year-old to write a story? Sure, it’s hard to get his butt in the chair and actually write, but once there, what does he do? What have they taught him in grade 4? Much … Continue reading →

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Traveling With Kids – Victoria

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Joe Cummings

The First Day Before I get to the three valuable lessons I learned on the first day, let me bring you up-to -date. On Friday, all we had to do was take a ferry, drive to Victoria, check-in to our … Continue reading →

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Traveling With Kids – San Diego Zoo – A Bus With A View

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Joe Cummings

We’d found the place where they loaded the human cattle on to the tour bus. We chose to wait for another bus to arrive (to get a better seat), but it was so worth it. The boys got to be … Continue reading →

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Traveling With Kids – San Diego – Hilton Doubletree Hotel

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Joe Cummings

How I wake up in My New Life In my old life, I used to wake up like this… I’d roll over, look at the clock. It could be 7 or 8. I’d think to myself, self, should I just … Continue reading →

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Schooled in Homework

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Joe Cummings

Homework If someone had asked me, so, Joe, getting kids to do their homework is pretty easy, right? I would have said, sure, you bet, easy-peasy Here’s how I imagined it. Me: Time for homework! Keen boy: Superwonderfulfantastic! Me: Ok, … Continue reading →

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