(Poll below.) We have three boys. Espe #4 (the series finale) arrives next month. We don’t know if it’s a boy or girl. We’ve kept the surprise with each of our kids until the point of no return. Last night I joked with my wife Heidi that my next blog post would be a poll […]
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I am writing you from a makeshift hunting blind on the outer edge of my backyard. My sons Silas and August sit cross-legged beside me in the cool grass. Silas holds a yellow mason’s string tied to a twig 30 yards away. The twig props a cardboard box leaning upside down over rabbit pellets. Rabbit
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I was 16 when Adam Grafstrom asked me to join his band. He and Tony Erickson, the drummer, needed a bass player for their classic rock cover band. I was terrified. Real bands stood directly in front of people. I was used to church bands. We sat off to the side, like an orchestra pit.
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What is the most important aspect of a song? I asked my friend this question. The reason I asked him is because he’s a multi-award winning and Grammy-nominated songwriter and producer. If anybody has any authority on the matter, it’s him. You want to know what he said? Before I tell you, here’s a clue.
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I grew up in a small house with three sisters and one bathroom. Add my mom and dad, and you don’t have to be a mathematician to know that’s an equation begging for logistical problems. Given the number of scheduling conflicts over the course of a childhood, I learned to travel the path of least
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Most of my life I spent working manual labor jobs. Construction, landscaping, stocking shelves at Wally’s Supermarket. I loved coming home exhausted. It was rewarding.
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