Tag Archives: the oldest

Remembering 9/11: A Personal Journey

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Joe Cummings

911 Part 1 of 3 Do you remember where you were on 9/11? What you were doing? The-Youngest and The-Oldest hadn’t been born, so all they knew about it was what they’d read or been taught in school. I was … Continue reading →

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NYC Adventure: A Day With My Youngest

Posted on January 18, 2025 by Joe Cummings

The Revolt of The-Youngest Oh, that time comes for all parents, doesn’t it? That time when your children want to get away from you, do more than you have energy to do, to get out on their own and see … Continue reading →

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Family Travel Adventures: A Journey to NYC

Posted on December 11, 2024 by Joe Cummings

Ok, we left at 4am. We thought we’d thought of everything. We were all worried about a few things, though. Being me, I was worried about the crime there. I greatly feared that my Canadian training would fail me.  “I … Continue reading →

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New York City Planned Like a Boss

Posted on December 8, 2024 by Joe Cummings

New York Planning How do you plan a trip? I think the D-Day landing took less planning than our trip. The-Youngest had 400 things he wanted to do. The-Oldest said he’d be happy doing anything. The-Prettiest-Girl-in-the-World just wanted a day … Continue reading →

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The Return of Joe 2.0

Posted on December 3, 2024 by Joe Cummings

Ok, first of all, thanks to the people who have contacted or spoken to me requesting I get back to writing a blog. “We miss The-Prettiest-Girl-in-the-World and the boys. We miss your odd historical references that no one understands. We … Continue reading →

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Joe 3.0 – Making Hard Choices

Posted on July 25, 2023 by Joe Cummings

We all have hard choices in life. To move away from your friends for a better job. To put down your doggeroos. To see John Wick 4 for the 11th time despite it costing about $100 a movie. Or to … Continue reading →

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Grandpa? 2022

Posted on March 5, 2022 by Joe Cummings

Today, a little kid asked me, “Are you a grandpa?” I laughed. “Gosh,” I said. “As of yesterday, no, but I have two boys, 19 and 15, so sooner or later I’ll likely be one.” And that got me thinking … Continue reading →

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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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Will You Miss Anything Once the Pandemic is Over?

Posted on July 6, 2021 by Joe Cummings

Pandemic July 4th Beginning of the End? Is the pandemic over? You know what, it kinda seems like it is, so let’s see where we’re at. Can we travel in BC? Yup. Do we have to wear masks? Nope, but … Continue reading →

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Pandemic Dec 20th 2020

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Joe Cummings

It’s Christmas Time 2020. A Covid Christmas. Continue reading →

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