Casting the first fly: Indoctrination on the Bighorn River

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Careful not to slip on the mossy rocks, I stepped into the water of the Bighorn River. "Dang. This is cold." My guide, Jerry Smalley, scoffed as he walked past me, his hands full of fly rods and gear. "That water ain't cold," he said.…

Epic Disney trip video goes viral

Well, doofusdad.com readers, this is a tale of the unexpected. Late last week, I uploaded the little video I made of our Disney trip to YouTube simply so I could embed it into my recent post, The Top 9 Tips/Observations from a Disney First-Timer. I…

The Top 9 Tips/Observations of a Disney First-Timer

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On Feb. 21, 2016, my family embarked on an earth-shattering, mind-bending, week-long, first-time-ever vacation at the Happiest Place on Earth: Disney World. It is now about a week and a half since we returned, and I'm writing the blog that…

And so that was Christmas…

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It's January 2 and Christmas is officially over. Sigh. It wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't such an unceremonious ending. You've got four or five weeks of slowly climbing that first big hill of the rollercoaster — tick, tick, tick…

This year, Scrooge lives in my home

  As I've said before, I try to be transparent and real in this blog. I've been debating writing this, but I think it might make me feel better, and I really need your help. Here goes... From my earliest memories, I've been…

The Top 8 Reasons why Christmas in the ’70s was Awesome

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It's no surprise that people tend to view the decade of their childhood as the best. As kids, we look at the world with innocence and wonder through formative eyes that are focused mostly on the good things in the world rather than the…

Running up hill: A guest blog

By Awritesmart.com guest contributor, Rob Rowland (thanks so much, Rob!) Member: CrossFit Wangaratta, Northeast Victoria, Australia Just finished the 400 metre jog, into some push ups, a few body weight squats and…

Why nature matters

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It happens as we cruise through our 21st-century life, and it’s nobody’s fault in particular. It happens while we spend eight hours a day in our brick office buildings, five days a week, most of a year;as we're driving our air-conditioned…

Happy birthda !!!

Yesterday marked my sixth year of birthdays on Facebook. Dozens of friends, family members, and acquaintances saw my name in that little box in the right-hand column or were notified of my birthday and took the time to write me a birthday…

The Top 10 truths about winter storms in the South

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We're going on Day 6 of the Great Wintery-Mix Storm of 2015.  Because we're all essentially trapped in our homes, Americans on the lower-right side of the map have all taken to social media to air their witticisms and smart-aleck remarks…