• 2014 in review

    2014 in review

    The WordPress.com stats monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog.

  • Can he walk at all?

    Can he walk at all?

    When staring in the face of death, I think its normal to think of these things.  I can only imagine what’s going through The Old man’s mind during all of thi

  • ringing in the new…

    ringing in the new…

    partying doesn’t seem as important to me as it once did.

  • catching up as 2014 winds down

    catching up as 2014 winds down

    I hope that everyone has a safe and happy New Year’s Eve and I wish you all nothing but the very best in 2015.  

  • 10 Battles for Your Family You Must Fight and Win | All Pro Dad

    10 Battles for Your Family You Must Fight and Win | All Pro Dad. I’ve been thinking a lot about this stuff lately.  This felt kind of timely, with the new year approaching…

  • Rob Reads: 10 Common Mistakes Men Make in Life | All Pro Dad

    Rob Reads: 10 Common Mistakes Men Make in Life | All Pro Dad

    10 Common Mistakes Men Make in Life | All Pro Dad. I feel like a few of these mistakes delve too much into stereotypes, but most of them are pretty much true. Thanks for stopping by Rebuilding Rob. Be sure to like, 👍 comment and subscribe to my blog below. It’s greatly…

  • Chasing the Big C

    Chasing the Big C

    The Old Man has cancer.  And it ain’t looking real good. He has been in the hospital now for 22 days.  Last night, my brother had him sign some paper work that explicitly expresses his wishes for medical treatment, should be become really sick.  A couple weeks ago, The Auteur…

  • The Son Becomes The Father and The Father Becomes the Son

    The Son Becomes The Father and The Father Becomes the Son

    Coming to the hospital, it hit me – hard. I’m going to lose my father.  Probably sooner rather than later. It’s been all but confirmed:  he has cancer in his liver, his lung, his pancreas and on his bones.  I’m assuming we’ll get an official confirmation in about 8 1/2…

  • Sturm und drang

    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…

  • Sub-suburban educational blues

    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…