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Sturm und drang

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was…
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Sub-suburban educational blues

The pressures of teaching all caught up with me yesterday: Coming in late in the school year, getting to know the kids, their backgrounds, the pressures they fact and the expectations placed upon them – or in some cases lack thereof; report card grades coming up and preparing for my…
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Rob Reads: 4 Signs of an Unhealthy Marriage | All Pro Dad

For a long time, I looked to articles like this one for affirmation in my decision to divorce. These days, I see articles like this, mentally check everything on the list and wonder to myself “how did my marriage even last as long as it did?”
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Circle of Love
I saw this the other day and felt like sharing it. While I may not agree with one hundred percent of everything written herein – particularly the “only you can fuck it up” – it does a pretty good job of summing up most of my feelings on love and…
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Treading water
It’s been a while. Let’s see if I remember how to do this… A LOT has happened since last I wrote. One-and-a-half weeks ago, I was offered the job in Eastpointe – the one I didn’t even apply for. I interviewed on a Tuesday; completed all my paperwork on a…
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Career Opportunities 2: Electric Bugaloo

I couldn’t resist using that title… I had another interview on Thursday. This was for a job that I never even applied for – though it was in the same district that I interviewed with 2 weeks ago. I got there 15 minutes late, though that was because of an…
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Rob Reads: 10 Ways for Divorced Dads to Stay Connected to Their Kids | All Pro Dad

A decent read, and good advice for all the divorced; though it doesn’t say much about those of us who are out-of-state dads.
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My 15 most influential movies

One of The Auteur’s Facebook friends challenged another friend to list their 15 most influential movies. I’m posting about this on my alter-ego Facebook page, but I decided to take the opportunity to expand on said list. Challenge accepted. So here are my 15 most influential movies… Fight Club –…
