In today’s entry, Todd tells a bit more about how books became so important in his life and the rocky road they helped him navigate. Why is he so passionate about libraries and literacy? You’ll have a better understanding after reading this. Continue reading One’s People…
There are many constants in the time I’ve spent with Daegan but perhaps the most constant of all is the simple act of walking together. Continue reading Two Decades of Walking
I am fourteen and attending a six week summer program for gifted high school students at Cornell University. It is being a wonderful experience. Living outside my parents house has been a massive relief. Being surrounded by other students interested … Continue reading Hope (A to Z Blog Challenge – “H” – April 2019)
It’s approaching 8:00 at night, the time a three year old like me should be thinking about settling down in bed with a book. I have no such intention, though. I’m shrieking with joy, running at top speed behind Charlie, … Continue reading Fun to Fear (A to Z Blog Challenge – “F” – April 2019)
This morning over on Reddit, I saw an article posted about a 5 year old girl who had been placed in a 3.5 metre x 2 metre (about 7′ x 12′) storage closet at school as punishment for “kicking a table”. Continue reading Discipline (A to Z Blog Challenge – “D” – April 2019)
As many of you know, we lived in a yurt in the woods from 1999 to 2001 when our son was between the ages of 5 months and two years old. When we moved there our eight cats moved with … Continue reading Bear Attack – (A to Z Blog Challenge – “B” – April 2019)
The bus drops me off at the foot of the driveway. I run up the hill and in to the house. Sesame Street comes on at 4PM and from then until 6 there is nothing but great educational programming to … Continue reading Out for Pizza With Dad
In my family, fatherhood is a role that is half police officer and half labourer. In my dad’s father’s case the police officer was literal. Frank was a New York City cop until one day he wasn’t – and he … Continue reading A Father’s Duty
I wake up in a room with a mandala print tapestry hanging from the wall, the smell of incense in the air. Throughout the room in various places are candles ready to be used. I take inventory: Sage is there, Daegan is there. But there are no cats to be seen which is confusing. With eight cats living with us it’s surprising that not one is sleeping with us. And why is it so cold? I’m positively shivering in here. Continue reading Yurt Years – March 1999: In Transition
It’s a hot summer day in the Missouri Ozarks. We have been living in a yurt with no electricity, running water, or a fan for about two years now. On the one hand it’s really great because without electric bills, heating bills, or significant rent we require very little to survive. This means I only have to work 10 hours or less a week. This is as we intended it as we moved here when my son was 5 months old so my partner and I could both be at home most of the time. Most summer days are pretty … Continue reading A Story from Our Life in the Yurt
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