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Life of a Rugby Dad – Day Two
Henderson, NV – The wind brought in some very cold weather and made a rough day worse for the rugby faithful but we soldiered on and witnessed some great competition. After yesterday’s pool play, our...
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Life of a Rugby Dad – Day Three
Henderson, NV – It was a repeat of Day Two today as far as the weather was concerned. There was a little more sunshine today but I after two straight days of sitting in bone chilling cold from morning...
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Life of a Rugby Dad – Day Four (and the most saddest day of my life)
Lehi, UT – It was our final day of rugby today but it was unlike any day that we have ever had in our history of attending the USA Sevens. This was the very first time I have ever missed … Continue...
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Valentines is the new Christmas
Not really, but sort of. I don’t mean to make any brash and wacky comparisons here because the two holidays are obviously meant to celebrate two very different and distinct occasions but I have also...
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When all you can do is go on
No matter how many quotes, articles, studies and columns you read on “thinking positive thoughts” the reality is there is nothing that can stop the overwhelming feeling of sadness and gloom that can...
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You better take a walk!
Yesterday I blew my lid and things just kinda boiled over. Today after simmering in the sauce I feel better. Not completely out of sorts but calm and thoughtful enough to keep my head clear and able to...
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How media darlings can overshadow unsung heroes
Gabrielle Giffords is a brave woman. That is a fact that I will not argue but rather completely agree with after watching her recovery from a gunshot wound to the head that nearly claimed her life but...
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Build them to become
When we were kids we dreaded dark blustery, wintry days. Even rainy days were miserable. They were days spent indoors staring at tiny bubbles and cracks forming in the wallpaper. They were indolent...
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I would do anything for my kids, and other lies
There is a lie that I have been telling myself for many years now. It is a lie that I have perpetuated for a good part of eighteen years. It is a lie that I believe most parents will tell … Continue...
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I’m begging you
I think I was ten-years-old. It was Christmas Eve and the only thing in the mind of a child is the promise of gifts from some jolly old plump guy with an affinity for cookies. My parents, as was always...
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You only feel lost
I was on a business trip in Chicago several years back. It was late fall and it was my very first trip to the Windy City so I decided after work to take a drive and do some exploring as … Continue...
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Taking it to the extreme
I’m a God-fearing man. I hold deep religious convictions and belief in God. I have held these beliefs since a very early age and I do my best to live by the tenets of my faith even today as a …...
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Teachers can be beautiful too
My parents were teachers so I have a soft spot in my heart for the profession and those brave souls who dedicate their lives to teaching others. It is no easy feat facing a classroom full of people who...
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United Rugby Club wins another national title
From the opening whistle it appeared that United was intent on leaving Indiana with a national championship. Led by their All-American captain Zach Webber the boys from Alpine, Utah would not be denied...
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What’s my name?
Caveat – all this is coming from a guy whose name can is (depending on who you talk to) an Egyptian pharaoh, an acronym for a space program or a piece of furniture (with a slightly different variation...
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Complaining is very draining
Benjamin Franklin reminded me of an important human failing – one that I am repeatedly guilty of on a daily sometimes hourly basis, “Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain – and most fools do.” I...
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Be ‘unlikely’
I was thumbing through a yearbook the other day and stumbled upon those funny little Senior Class Superlatives. You know, those funny little things that your entire senior class gets to vote on and...
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Fatherhood: What’s in it for me?
Father’s Day – I struggle with the concept. When I was a kid I loved Father’s Day just as much as I loved Mother’s Day. My dad never really liked Father’s Day and I could never understand why. Who...
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We are Male Bonding
I had friends. Not a lot and maybe they didn’t consider me their friend but I was at least someone they could toss a ball around with when throwing the ball against a wall and other inanimate...
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What’s for dinner?
In the kitchen you can hear the intermittent and yet endless clatter of cupboards being opened and closed. There is the incessant yawn of the refrigerator as it expels cool air into the tepid...
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