Raging Dad

This is a blog about exploring the mercurial nature of fatherhood.

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If I belong, then I’ll be longer than expected

ragingdad posted 5 weeks 1 day ago — Wow. Has it really been two months since my last post? Yikes. Earlier this summer, I was proclaiming my blogging mojo to be lost. I’m pretty sure this is now beyond that. Has my blogging mojo been castrated? I was thinking the other day, how...

WW: Running ’round the punkin patch

ragingdad posted 13 weeks 31 min ago — Sonny and Michael chasing each other in the hay maze. Connie watching the craziness of her brothers. . Posted in wordless wednesday Tagged: kids, maze, pumpkin patch...

Clean, real clean. Like my conscience.

ragingdad posted 15 weeks 13 min ago — Is anyone else fascinated with teaching your kids to say funny stuff, for your own amusement? Come on. You know you do it. A buddy of mine had it all set, so that when he would say to his daughter, “Stop!” she’d reply, “Hamm...

The ocean breathes salty

ragingdad posted 16 weeks 6 days ago — I have this sore spot inside my left nostril that just kills. Every year, when the summer’s warmth begins to fade and the cooler weather approaches, it opens up with a yawn as if eagerly greeting the day with a toothy smile. Just when I am re...

WW: Back to school again

ragingdad posted 17 weeks 6 days ago — Michael and Sonny start their second year of preschool. Connie on her first day of first grade. Posted in wordless wednesday Tagged: back to school, first grade, preschool, school...

WW: In stitches

ragingdad posted 19 weeks 13 hours ago — Michael fell into a gravestone, while visiting my dad's grave site in Minnesota. Four stitches and a black eye; pretty cool way to get a scar. Posted in wordless wednesday Tagged: cemetary, eye, injury, scar, stitches...

WW: Rainbows have nothing to hide

ragingdad posted 21 weeks 4 hours ago — Catching a quiet moment while playing with old friends. Song of the day: “Rainbow Connection,” by Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher (performed by Willie Nelson). . Posted in wordless wednesday...

Just dry lightning and you on my mind

ragingdad posted 22 weeks 1 day ago — One of my criticisms of Portlanders is that they have no fucking idea what a real storm is like. Sure, they get a lot of rain. But so does Minneapolis. Almost the same amount, in fact; Minnesota gets it in huge summer storms instead of the constant...

WW: Shadow dancing

ragingdad posted 23 weeks 11 hours ago — Michael loves to get his groove on, and is always asking things like, “Dad, is this rock and roll?” Lately, he’s been grooving to Michael Jackson, which is evident in these dance moves. He knows the “Beat It” and &#822...

Shadow dancing