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I’ve Officially Become #OldPeopleFacebook

Got home and Shea said “Why did you post the word ‘Mark’ on your Facebook today?” Huh?   So I look: My boss’s name is Mark but I

Secular Sunday – The Only Demon Summoned Was A Scary Dad!

Sasha had her ninth birthday today and though we had a pretty mellow art/painting/Bob Ross theme for our budding artist, as most pre-teens have for years, someone ended

Saturday Snap – Happy Ninth Birthday, Sasha!

One thing I’ve noticed on Facebook is how many parents mark their children’s birthdays by acknowledging how proud they are that their child is kind and smart and

The Legend of How Gilbert Gottfried Turned a 9/11 Joke Into “The Aristocrats”

More than an uniquely annoying voice, Gilbert Gottfried was a comedian’s comedian and a comedy legend. RIP. Around two weeks after the attacks, one of the first big

Secular Sunday – As Ramadan Begins, An Atheist Wonders If He’s A Hypocrite?

As Ramadan begins, it’s got me thinking about how (or if?) I balance my views about religion as an atheist with my desire to (try to) be kind

Saturday Snap – “I’m Working With The Happy People Today!”

It’s funny how the most simple, brief exchange can stick with you forever and maybe even help remind you of what’s ultimately important in life. Many years ago,

Saturday Snap – You Up For A Pint?

One of our neighbours occasionally texts “You up for a pint?” Most of the time he means beer but the other night, he showed up with a pint

Music Monday – “We’re gonna spite our noses/Right off of our faces/There won’t be nothin’ but big old hearts/Dancin’ in our eyes.”

Any woman who would let me play this song as a “Last Dance” song at the end of the night during our wedding reception (to counter-point our first

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