The Garage Is Sacred… Unless You’re Moira.
There are places a man carves out in life that are supposed to be sacred: a throne room, a fortress of solitude, a quiet wedge of…
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“Taxes Are Bad” — A Child’s Political Manifesto
There are few things more humbling than sitting down with your spouse to discuss the budget. It starts as a simple conversation about money and somehow…
Read the storyA Doctor Pepper a Day… Sends You to the Infirmary.
There’s a little-known rite of passage in the world of Boy Scouts that separates the boys from the dehydrated boys hunched over a questionable latrine—it’s called…
Read the storyLobster Boy Rides Again
There are a lot of things in life that I look back on and think, “Well, that was a choice.” Chief among them is the time…
Read the storyNavy Tales: Or, The Tales That Try Men’s Souls
They say deployment builds character. I say it builds trauma—and back muscles, from clenching everything you’ve eaten for six to eight months straight. This day marked…
Read the storyJo Wars: Attack of the iPhones
Have you ever seen someone get clotheslined? You know, like in the movies, where a poor soul is mid-sprint and runs chest-first into a rope or…
Read the storyAnd Lo, the Lord Delivered… a Black Widow Infestation
There’s a rule in our house: don’t pray for patience unless you want to spend the next 48 hours stuck in traffic with screaming kids, a…
Read the storyDon’t Pee on Electrical Fences… And Other Useful Wisdom
If anyone ever asks you to pee on an electric fence, just say no. It will shock you, and you’ll feel dumb and numb for doing…
Read the storySet Sail on Lake Logan
Once upon a time, a little boy named Logan began to potty train. He used pull-ups and underwear and he learned very quickly what he needed…
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by austininva When a woman is pregnant, I’m sure it’s supposed to be a wonderful time. I mean, the commercials portray this time of life as…
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