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Entries from November 2008

The World Does Not Revolve Around Me Anymore

May 31st, 2008 · No Comments · A Dude's Guide to Kids, A Dude's Guide to Life

Back in college, there used to be a joke about me: “How does Barry screw in a light bulb? He holds it up and the world revolves around it.” Funny, yes, but not a good quality for me to have as I try to be a good parent, husband, business partner and friend.
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Common Interests

May 28th, 2008 · No Comments · A Dude's Guide to Kids, A Dude's Guide to Life

My idea of a good video game is one that requires a lot of reading and thinking and not a lot of blasting stuff into its constituent atoms. So, yeah, I guess I’d rather be reading a book. However, my little dude!s are — like most of their generation — much more into video games. [...]

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The Family Room Is My Office

May 26th, 2008 · No Comments · A Dude's Guide to Kids

My home office used to be upstairs, in a quiet corner of the bonus room, where I could have the mental space necessary for work. Now, my office is in the kitchen, just off the family room and in the perfect center of the entire house’s chaos.
The reason I moved wasn’t because I thought working [...]

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