“Daddy,” Erin began, around a mouthful of English muffin, “I would miss you if you died.” Oh god. “Well thanks, babe,” I replied, trying to keep my voice as calm as hers, my tone as matter-of-fact. “I don’t want you to die,” she concluded, having thought about for a second. “Okay then.” I couldn’t muster…
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A Facebook Profile or a Facebook Page? This is probably a bad idea.
I deleted the Backpacking Dad Facebook page. It was something I’d started after already establishing the Backpacking Dad Facebook profile, and the redundancy was annoying me. It’s not that I was duplicating content; it’s that I didn’t know what to share on the Page that I wouldn’t share on the Profile. (A note: A profile…
Backpacking Dad’s Simple Tomato Pasta
It has been nice and sunny here the last few days. After weeks of rain, the contrast has prematurely convinced me that summer has arrived, and will refuse to relinquish the hold it has taken over my front lawn. Kids were running around in front today, blowing bubbles, eating popsicles, and enjoying a small picnic….