October 2011
14 posts
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Oct 29th
Oct 24th
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10 Day You Challenge (7 Wants)
1. I want to learn how to read music. I’ve been playing guitar for just shy of twenty years. Over time I’ve picked up enough music theory to communicate with other, more technical musicians. That being said, I’ve never fully understood the theory behind the music I’m playing and writing.  2. I want to lose 55 pounds (and never find it again).  3. I want to take better...
Oct 24th
Oct 21st
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10 Day You Challenge (8 Fears)
1. Failure (in general) 2. Success 3. Numbers (anything mathematical) 4. Doctors/hospitals 5. Crowds of people (any group larger than six) where I’m expected to socialize 6. Being the centre of attention (e.g., public speaking, performing, etc.) 7. Pigs (the animal, not the Police) 8. Screwing up the whole being a dad thing
Oct 20th
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Oct 19th
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Oct 19th
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Oct 19th
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10 Day You Challenge (9 Loves)
1. My wife - Rachel. She is my best friend, my lover, the one who makes me laugh and think; the one who makes me better.  2. My son - Jonah. He is my sunshine. I’ve never had a love so pure and unconditional for another human being. His boy-ishness teaches me to be a better man.  3. Parenthood. I love being a dad. 4. I love my friends. You know who you are.  5. I love apples. I could...
Oct 19th
10 Day You Challenge (10 Secrets)
Disclaimer: these are my secrets. They are real and true. If you’re not feeling like a dose of reality and truth, then please don’t continue reading. 1. I’m a victim of rape. My first sexual experience occurred without my consent and with someone of the same sex. I was only eight years old. He was twelve. The sexual assault continued on three occasions over the course of a year....
Oct 18th
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10 Day You Challenge
I’ve been hugely inspired by my dear friend Carrie Singh over at The Journey Inside to embark on the 10 Day YOU Challenge in an effort to a) actually write more on my blog, and b) strive toward transparency and an increased comfort level in disclosing my story.  
Oct 13th
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best Thanksgiving, ever.
17 family members around the table (we set up outside on the deck!) mid-October heat wave sausage stuffing (it’s a Scottish thing) all terrain bocce ball bonfire  pumpkin pie / coffee cream pie hot tub  a safe drive home I’m thankful.
Oct 11th
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“Experience is a brutal teacher, but you learn. My God, do you learn.”
– C.S. Lewis 
Oct 10th
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Oct 8th
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