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More on brotherhood: Best Man speeches

My brother surprised me several years ago with a gesture that will always be among the proudest gifts I have received: he asked me to be his Best Man at his wedding. After he explained his reasons–basically that friends drift in and out of our lives, but only our siblings are constant and forever–I knew […]

My mind’s playin tricks on me.

Assuming that you are not famous or so gifted or unique that you’ve attracted the attention of biographers, there is a sad but undeniable likelihood that you are the only one who will ever tell your life story. Do yourself a favor and embellish.
Rationale:
1. It’s waaaaaay more fun.
2. Frankly, nobody really cares.
3. Repeated enough times, […]

The Pain of Childbirth

With all the empathy on this blog during the past week, I decided to share a humorous clip from Family Guy. Perhaps it’s not possible for a man to understand the true severity of the pain of childbirth, but just maybe…..
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Brutal Morning Sickness: Supporting thy wife

Motoko’s got morning sickness at the mo’ and she’s got it bad–like no one ever told me it could get this bad bad. She is finishing her 13th week of pregnancy and she dry heaves all day, vomits occasionally (once every 2 or 3 days), has periodic headaches and abdominal pain, and has very little […]