Rerun: God and Darwin and Me on One Knee
Posted by dewde in Marriage on 17. Jun, 2009 | 9 Comments
I reach up and write with large, friendly letters the words “Stupid American” into the fog, followed by an arrow that points down and ends where my face begins. The words are written backwards inside the bus so that spectators outside the bus can read them in the right direction.
Am I A Husband Or A Project?
Posted by dewde in Marriage on 04. Mar, 2009 | 26 Comments
So John just posted a new entry titled I’m A Better Web Developer Than Husband. He says that he is not meaning to compare his wife to a “project” but it instantly made me think of the metaphor. Then I flipped it around in the comments and wrote the following.
The project is you, Husband 1.0. [...]
God and Darwin and Me on One Knee
Posted by dewde in Marriage on 16. Feb, 2009 | 7 Comments
I can still remember sitting in the large, comfortable bus as we took a day-long tour of London. It was December and the contrast of cold outside upon the heat inside created a perpetually thick matte of fog and condensation on my window. I reached up and wrote in large, friendly letters the words “Stupid [...]
I Wrote The Constitution
Posted by dewde in Christianity, Marriage, Parenting on 21. Oct, 2008 | 20 Comments
Before I had children I read a book by my pastor, Andy Stanley. In one chapter he challenged me to think about the goals I had for myself and my family. So I reflected on them momentarily before continuing about the usual enterprise of life.
Then we had our first daughter.
Fathering children has a way of [...]
The Dishwasher and the Jerkhole
Posted by dewde in Marriage on 24. Aug, 2008 | 38 Comments
My friend Alvin, the conservative vegetarian, says the Internet doesn’t need another blog that deprecates men. I’m going to do my best not to, however when I score an Olympic gold medal in the 100 Metre Jerkhole, I’m going to say so. Otherwise I’ll just end up doing it again.
The scene begins with me loading [...]
