Five years ago, I wrote this: First Day. Yesterday, it was Gabriel’s turn. Hard to believe it’s been five years already, huh? I have worried a long time about this day. Gabriel, you may recall, had a lot of trouble during a particular day care transition. (I could have sworn I wrote about it, but […]

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For being one of the rainiest places in the continental United States, Seattle was thankfully quite dry the days we were there. Ari and I took the boys to visit Ari’s mom, Grandma Nancy, who actually lives about 35 miles north of Seattle in a small yet vibrant community called Marysville. Ari and I had […]

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It is 2:41pm. Looking out my third-story window, which overlooks the Capitol lawn and the giant pink rotunda, I have a clear view of the sky. It is white. But it is not cloudy. In fact, the sun is shining brightly. Yet there is no blue sky in sight. It is all white. It is […]

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So. With all the changes going on in my life, I’ve chosen to pick up an old addiction. No, it’s not drink, thank God. It’s music. I bought my first new guitar in over 20 years last week. It’s an Epiphone Les Paul, and it makes me sound better than I really am. I’m also […]

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