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It Is My Pleasure to Present… Our Son

Posted by dewde in General on 04. Dec, 2009 | 51 Comments

Elliot Allen Ames arrived on Earth around 3:20am this past Monday morning. Due to the planet’s gravity, he registered 6 lbs 11 oz and he was 19.5 inches long. His 2 sisters Savannah and Sydney, who had arrived on the planet 2 and 5 years prior, were delighted to finally fulfill their dreams to hold him in their arms.

Rockin the Tree

Posted by dewde in General on 26. Nov, 2009 | 15 Comments

It’s no secret, Carlos Whitaker loves time lapse video. Last year he recorded his family decorating the tree using an awesome song from August Burns Red. This year, I decided to follow suit.

It's a [Insert Gender Here]!

Posted by dewde in Parenting on 01. Aug, 2009 | 18 Comments

Today we discovered the gender of our third child. Naturally, I made a video in Target.

Our Own Private Eden

Posted by dewde in General on 05. Jul, 2009 | 18 Comments

While all the well-to-do rich folk are enjoying perfectly grilled filet mignon and salmon on the deck of the clubhouse, we’re lounging about on the back nine, sipping sweet tea and chewing on the Colonel’s extra crispy fried chicken, in our own private Eden.

Liquor Me Up With Some Religion Already

Posted by dewde in General on 28. Jun, 2009 | 36 Comments

I’m not advocating that people who do not use cuss words start using them in order to artificially impress others. Unless of course someone has a video camera rolling because as that scene plays out in my mind it is awkward and hilarious. What I am advocating, or at least questioning, is whether or not we should be judging Christians who already use cuss words as a natural part of their vocabulary.

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.

A Question Twice The Size Of My Large Intestine

Posted by dewde in Parenting on 03. Jun, 2009 | 26 Comments

And there it was. The moment. The kind of moment that, as a parent, you both long for and fear at the same time. But as an Uncle, you get utterly blindsided by its very existence. One second I’m sucking down a hot dog twice as long as my large intestine, the next I’m staring down a once in a lifetime opportunity to validate this boy’s very existence.

An Unconscionable Addiction – Part 4

Posted by dewde in Christianity on 21. May, 2009 | 16 Comments

The kind of compassion I’m talking about does not tug at your heart and captivate your attention. It is not the soft compassion reserved for poverty stricken orphans or leukemia patients or quadriplegics. This compassion smells like beer and hasn’t shaved in weeks. It is hard and calloused and abrasive to your sensibilities. If you don’t look for it, you will not find it.

How My Brain Was Washed By Christians

Posted by dewde in Christianity on 07. Dec, 2008 | 38 Comments

Eventually this turmoil, and the pushy people, wore me down. So I did it. I guess you could call it a prayer. I was alone in my room and I had a conversation with “God”. I told Him that I did not believe He existed and that this was His chance to prove to me, once and for all, that He did.

Me and My Freakish Uvula

Posted by dewde in General on 20. Sep, 2008 | 24 Comments

The nurse says, “You don’t mind if I show the other nurses, do you?” to which I reply, “Not at all, I’m a social butterfly and love the attention.” But of course it comes out, “Nob ab ahh, Ib ah thoboo buhwuhfwuh an wub the athenthuhn.” Drool, drool, grin. Realizing my impairment, I nod my head no-problem style and give a smile.