Raising children is an amazing and humbling experience. During her pregnancy, my wife found a mom’s group where other similarly concerned mothers would gather to share insights, anxieties, and valuable learned lessons to help support one another throughout their pregnancy. The social composition was predictable: upper-middle class, and well-meaning progressive. Discussions started in the earlyContinue reading “Buphonia”
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SIZE MATTERS
Coaches always look quizzically when they see me approach my boys. The polite ones catch themselves, but inevitably ask, “Where do they get their height?” My boys are both over 6′ and have at least 8″ on me when they stand up straight. At 15, Kyrian is still filling out, but is whip-strong lean fromContinue reading “SIZE MATTERS”
War on Excellence
My oldest boy goes to college this September, he will be a freshman at the University of Oregon. He was not excited. He would rather bypass the next four years, just get a job and start earning. I am empathetic. But I also know college remains a critical rite of passage to show on theContinue reading “War on Excellence”
Protective Arts 