FATHER'S DAY GIFTS! Now we come to it, the real meaning of Father’s Day. You thought it was all that other stuff, but let’s get real, it’s about the gifts. Like any guy, MojoFiction won’t waste any time extemporizing on why gifting is important on Father’s Day. We’ll just get to the gifts. 2013 Dodge... Continue Reading →
THE DRAWING One of my best friends is Puerto Rican by way of New York. He was best man at my wedding and I was best man at his. His best man speech was one of those designed to embarrass, but the open bar before the reception may have led him to forgetting some of... Continue Reading →
THE SECRET AGENDA OF GRANDPA My dad was always just dad until my son was born, then I started thinking about him as Grandpa. Mine wasn’t even his first grandkid. Technically, he has eight of them, but, since those other ones belong to my brothers and sister, and since I have never given up on... Continue Reading →
GREAT MOMENTS IN DAD HISTORY PART 2 Devil's Lake The first time I took my son camping, it was a Father’s Day weekend and we drove three hours to Devil’s Lake, Wisconsin. Located in the southwest corner of the state, the park offers family adventure. The small lake is about four miles around, with high... Continue Reading →
GREAT MOMENTS IN DAD HISTORY! Sometimes, as a dad, you look back on things and you realize what a fantastic job you've and you give yourself a pat on the back because, since it’s not Father’s Day, no one else will. Other times, you hope you haven’t completely ruined the precious childhood of your offspring. You... Continue Reading →
Today’s column offers 3:1 odds that you’ll enjoy it. That’s better than the Bulls-Heat game tonight! On to today’s files! On Humor Writing There isn’t much I like more than writing humorous material. Maybe free-donut Friday at the office, though they’ve started bringing in a lot more bagels, which brings down the experience. Anyway, there... Continue Reading →
What is it about Opening Day for Major League Baseball that's so exciting? I'm a Cubs fan so it's clearly not "The Prospect of Winning." No, the best I can hope for this season is a better record than the White Sox, which doesn't look promising. Maybe it's the start of spring and impending days of summer; maybe it's the thought... Continue Reading →
Two for one! Today MojoFiction meditates on the unexpected thought processes of this nation’s youth. And by youth we mean kids under the age of eight. And by kids under eight we mean our own kid (who's actually eight now but never mind). After eight the cuteness scale really drops off. We also mini-review "The Croods"... Continue Reading →
Here's a fun little craft-y kinda thing from some of the staff at MojoFiction (okay, it was our administrative assistant [1]). Are you the kind of person with a couple of cute little offspring that the grandparents are constantly nagging you to bring around for a visit more often? Sure, you'd like to, but something always seems... Continue Reading →
I have an older brother that serves in the United States Army. Naturally, I’m very proud of that fact. However, even more proud of that fact is, apparently, my very own son, who can’t get enough of his uncle and his uncle’s whole family. Last summer we flew to Texas to visit them at their... Continue Reading →
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