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My Magic Shoes
By: The Young Stork This morning I went downstairs and found a pair of magic shoes. They were yellow with blue stripes and when I put them on they made my feet run in place. I floated above the ground and my feet ran at full speed in a big circle. The crazy thing was…
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I Got Five Stars for Being on Time
In the hotel van after work, I told my Captain that my son’s teacher gave me a compliment when I showed up to volunteer in class on time by acknowledging that I am “always just so very punctual.” My Captain said, “Wow! Five stars for you!” He then added, “Okay, so we have a 5:10…
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Our Little Boy Still Believes In The Bunny… Sort Of.
It’s increasingly less often these days but every now and then something happens that reminds me that he’s still my little baby. Like the other day when the very young lady at the barbershop heard me asking for just a little trim of his shoulder length hair but mistook that for chop it all off.…
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My Yelp Review… An Embarrassing Hotel Shower
As a frequent guest of hotel showers across the United States, you can imagine the horror and disgust I felt while attempting to bathe in room 383 today. After looking up (and being unable to look away) from the utter disrespect for cultural norms and the sheer lack of consistency displayed with the shower…
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I’ve gone from “Dad” to “Dude.”
I’ve gone from “Dad” to “Dude.” Although sometimes he keeps it in the family and calls me “Bro.” As in, “Dude! Bro! You don’t know how to dance the Floss?! You really don’t know anything do you?” He’s too young to talk smack, isn’t he? And when did it become okay for him to make…
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My Father Will Forever Watch Over The Florida Aquarium
I was humbled to be able to take part in the unveiling of an incredible statue honoring my father at the Florida Aquarium this week in Tampa. The Aquarium commissioned artist Yeins Gomez for the project and the result took my breath away… a beautiful metal bow-tie wearing Stork standing above his three little Storks…