Monthly Archives: November 2008

The beauty of invisible parents

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Jim Cota

[Note: There's a wide acceptable margin between absent parents and helicopter parents, wide enough, I believe, that we can all find a comfortable place to do what needs to be done for our kids. Parents who aren't there and parents … Continue reading →

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60 Minutes makes you impotent

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Jim Cota

I haven’t watched 60 Minutes regularly since I lived at home with my parents, but I do listen to the podcast versions while doing other things, like cleaning the gutters, blowing leaves around with my kick-ass leaf blower, or riding … Continue reading →

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So I got two boxes of Scabs in the mail…

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Jim Cota

Which, though gross, wasn’t all that surprising since I ordered them. Scabs are bandages designed to reflect all the grossness of being a kid (and, I guess, a Dad.) It also wasn’t surprising that I had two opportunities to use … Continue reading →

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