Category Archives: learning

Wordless Wednesday: In The Shadows

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Father’s Day

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

Every year around Father’s Day we have to make some awkward decisions.  Do the wife and kids spend it with me or does she take the kids to see her Father?  You’re probably thinking, well why can’t you all get … Continue reading →

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Selective Listening

Posted on June 7, 2011 by

My kids don’t listen to me.  My wife says they do, but I don’t believe it.  If they ARE listening to me and actually hearing me then they’re ignoring me…which come to think of it might be worse.  If only … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday: The Bronx Zoo

Posted on June 1, 2011 by

We took my parents and my sister’s family to The Bronx Zoo for the first time on Memorial Day.  A good time was had by all!

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Happy Birthday

Posted on May 26, 2011 by

So today is the one year anniversary of Kisco Dad.  I started it just for something to do and maybe to rant a little.  I promised myself that I’d write every day , but that didn’t exactly work out.  My … Continue reading →

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Am I Evil?

Posted on May 19, 2011 by

A few weeks ago I wrote about the issue of guns and school.  Specifically I received a call from the school psychologist who was concerned with my first grader’s obsession with guns.  We took it seriously, but chalked it up … Continue reading →

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What Was There?

Posted on April 20, 2011 by

I love looking at old pictures of places I know well, the town where I grew up for instance.  It amazes me to be able to stand on the spot where a famous landmark once stood or still stands.  Those … Continue reading →

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Look Both Ways

Posted on April 12, 2011 by

‘Look Both Ways Before You Cross The Street.’  One of the oldest and most widely spoken rules a parent enforces, it’s right up there with ‘Eat Your Vegetables’ and ‘Stop Picking Your Nose And Eating It.’  Ok so maybe that … Continue reading →

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Muscoot Farm

Posted on March 21, 2011 by

Spring is here!  Well according to the calendar anyway, as I type this we have a fresh coating of snow on the ground.  After a particularly harsh winter where it was often too cold to even go sledding, the kids … Continue reading →

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Frank Macchia – Son Of Folk Songs For Jazzers (2010, Cacophony Inc.)

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

Quick, name your top five Jazz artists. Easy enough right? Now name your top five Jazz composers…ok so maybe that’s a little harder because maybe you don’t pay attention to who wrote what. Now name your top five arrangers…I said … Continue reading →

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