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"Murphy was an optimist!"

From the mouths of babes February 7, 2012 11:22 am

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Family, From the mouths of babes, Noah, Of Being Dad
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Me: "It’s like VHS and Beta."
Noah, 15 years old: "I don’t think I know what VHS is."
Me: old as dirt.

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From the mouths of babes February 1, 2012 11:34 pm

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cathy, Daily Life, Family, From the mouths of babes
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Cathy: "Get off the Internet! Clearly!"

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On Second Thought February 1, 2012 9:01 am

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life
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You’re gonna what?!

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Healthy by ignorance February 1, 2012 8:29 am

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life
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For 14 years, I lived a healthy life. I was healthy because I did not know any better. For those 14 years, I was uninsured and avoided the doctor. Since I avoided the doctor, I had no reason to believe I was anything but healthy.

Today I go to the doctor as an insured person to receive a physical complete with EKG. I suspect that I will have very good results with the exception of high blood pressure; none the less, I sit in the waiting room with butterflies in my stomach. See, nothing makes an uninsured person more ill than visiting the doctor and after nearly a decade and a half, more than a third of my life, without insurance, my mind cannot help but think of worse case scenarios and how they, no matter how minor, could devastate my life and finances.

I have good insurance now. However, I have walked the walk and am acutely aware of how desperately this country, the United States of America, needs healthcare reform. The Obama administration made a start but gave in to too many concessions. Were I still uninsured, the healthcare “reform” would be doing nothing for me.

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From the mouths of babes January 23, 2012 11:13 am

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Evan, From the mouths of babes
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Me: "It’s time to wake up."
Evan, 6 years old, stumbles from bed, stomps down the hall: "Argh. Why does this happen every night‽"

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Memory flush January 17, 2012 11:07 pm

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Family, Of Being Dad
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It’s never a good time to suddenly remember that you need to buy a new plunger.

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Mental Me January 12, 2012 2:12 pm

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Health, Mental
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The stress is far too great today.

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Something has changed January 11, 2012 9:00 am

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, House
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Why yes! There’s some before and after and more before and after.

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How tired? January 10, 2012 2:45 pm

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life
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So tire, I cannot even type a post…

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To Live, To Love, To Learn, To Leave a Legacy January 6, 2012 4:14 pm

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Deep Thoughts, Evan, Family, Of Being Dad, Philosophy
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I slowly explained, with long sentences and great clarity, "To Live, To Love, To Learn, To Leave a Legacy" to the six year old. He listened intently. Repeated my words. And questioned. But there was a definitive moment when his fuse clearly popped.

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3PO! 3PO! Shut down the… January 5, 2012 9:49 am

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life
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You know the garbage compactor scene in Star Wars? Yeah, today is like that.

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What is stress? December 5, 2011 3:02 pm

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life
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I’m so stressed I cannot even complete this thought.

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Beautiful Sunday Morning December 4, 2011 10:26 am

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Transportation, Travel
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The weather is great. I so wish I could be working on the playhouse, the real house, and the yard but instead I’m at Firestone getting new tires on the van and programming on a client’s website.

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Look Out Astroglide! November 25, 2011 4:09 pm

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Sex, Touchy Subjects
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So Astroglide, when are you going to start shipping in more reasonable sized containers?

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Protected: Table Saw Meet Finger (Password: gross) November 14, 2011 11:12 am

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Family
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