Pen’s Tip at Sword’s Edge

Due to family illness, the SEP site is going to be quiet. It’s nothing serious, but the whole family has a pretty bad cold, the kids have fevers, and no one is getting much (if any) sleep.
Once this blows over, I’ll be back.

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The next few days might actually see a fair amount of action on this blog. A few things to say, and this is the place where I say them.
I have recently learned a lesson as a father. As smart and capable as I think my Princess is, I need to follow her timeframe for development.
Here’s [...]

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Merry Christmas to everyone, and have a Happy (yet responsible) New Year.
We’re having a quiet Christmas this year, and likely nothing for New Year. Just finished watching Scrooge and having a couple of egg nog rums. Feeling very festive yet also ready for bed.
Good night and God bless.

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This is from November 17. You see, even when I write blog posts, I seem to have some issue with publishing them!
Soon, new content. Until then, wallow in yesteryear.
And so another weekend draws to a close. I’m back at work in order to recover.
On Saturday, I rented a truck and drove from Ottawa to Kitchener [...]

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I am against capital punishment. But sometimes my visceral reaction to a situation is the desire to put a bullet in someone’s brain.
I have a three year old daughter. Discipline consists of a 2 minute time out, sitting alone facing the corner of the room. I have made her cry before. That makes me feel [...]

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Just found this draft post from April 15 of this year. Don’t know what more I was going to say about it, so I figure I’ll just post it now.
I’m ignoring my daughter so I can write about how awesome she is. Oh sweet irony!
Spending Easter weekend at my dad’s really emphasized what a prize [...]

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According to Air Canada, my wife and littlest girl made it to Vancouver okay. They’re going to have about a two hour wait for the next flight, the one that takes them to South Korea. I won’t see either of them–except maybe over Skype–until June 20. This does not make me happy.
I didn’t realize how [...]

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Well, it has been some time now hasn’t it.
You know my excuse. Well, if you read this blog, you know my excuse. My daughters are awesome. Absolutely awesome. But even the most perfect child takes up a huge amount of time. I’m lucky in that my job offers me plenty of parental leave. Since my [...]

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As I write this, I am in the middle of building play-doh rabbits for kid #1 (AKA Christina). I can now designate her #1 as we have a #2.  . . . Wait, that didn’t sound so good.
Eun-Hye Fiona, my second daughter, was born on January 28 (2009) at 13:35. She weighed in at an [...]

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Not that I am the most prolific blogger, but things are about to slow down even more. My second daughter, Eun-Hye Fiona, is scheduled to arrive on January 28–that’s next Wednesday. As such, I’m going to have other priorities. Now, I’ve taken time off work to be with my family, but that actually means more [...]

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