If you can get past the overly flowery beginning this newsletter gets better
Rhythm. It's funny we say how life has a rhythm. Even the word itself indicates a music moves through us and around us. We glide from note to note, step by...
Eight
Gaël is 8 (and has been for a month now). So I'm late writing this one. January came and went a little quick. This is usually where I would write some form...
Busy is better than boring....
You are all invited to my birthday. (And Shelby's - mine is the 10th, hers is the 11th) The details are as follows: * When: December 17th / 18th * Where: Mt...
Reset
I've been feeling a little off. The daily routine lacks pillars that that make me feel whole. Exercise, regimented diet and regular sleep. There has been far...
Short walks and talks
Here is something simple and wonderful that I have enjoyed this fall: going for walks with my son. The heat of the summer has dissipated and the days and...
Beaches and teleporting bugs
On the best roads, the miles unwind themselves. This is true whether your means of transportation is walking, running, biking or driving. The right time of...
Reading about zombies and picking up waterlogged logs
There is no handbook to parenting. Actually that's not true. There are way too many (and I'm not counting the blogs). Not that I've read any, but for this,...
New York Part 3 Part 1
The original idea was that this would be a "Part 1" and "Part 2" series. Each part written in the airports bookending the trip. Reflection before and...
"Do you know what the word 'etiquette' means?"
Gaël's favorite foods are pizza, pasta, hamburgers, smoothies, crepes…and cupcakes? ("Dad you know I have a lot of favorite foods" - also adding that he has...
Magnificent Seven
Note: Winter birthdays are great, but they lack the ability to hang out by the lake, swim, BBQ and pick blackberries. So this next summer I want to...
I'm kind of a big deal. People know me.
One of the rules of the newsletter is not to send these out on holidays, but New Years Day is a Tier-3 holiday. --- Seattle is frozen. Snow fell on Monday,...
Happy Thanksgiving
I haven't written in a while, I've been moving through the world and searching for words. One family tradition is to go around and share things we are...
Don't overthink it
tl;dr I went to New York and had a great vacation ---- Here's a theory: to experience a city you have to move through it. By moving, the city will be felt....
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears
Seven days in Oregon. Two dads. Two kids. Deep cold water. Clear. The trout are huge and they swim right next to us. We spend at least 20 minutes trying to...
Tiny Adventures
Tiny Adventure #1 Was it hot in Seattle? I don't know. Look up the average temperature in Ahwaz, Iran. Or Phoenix. That's a city. People live there. Human...
The Newsletter about The Newsletter
I was really excited to do the follow-up on the last newsletter offline. But it took a little work. First I had to make the envelopes. I take old paper bags...
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****** is whack & Stuff [Part 1]
Gaël and I have started playing this game. It started at the froyo place. Remember the froyo place? Anyway it's been taken a step farther. We close our eyes...
****** is whack & Stuff [Part 2]
Apologies for the quick follow-up. Part 2 of this newsletter is printed on physical paper and will be sent to an address of your choice if you want....
Tuesday Morning (as told by my phone)
Excercise was getting a little difficult lately. Mostly due to the fact that I do it alone. A friend suggested reaching out to online communities so I went...
Walking in the wetlands
No wandering Magnuson today. Needed to switch it up. It wasn't raining so I needed to go outside. Have you heard about the Washington State Arboretum? I...