Yikes! or When Your Mom Reads Your Blog

Posted by dougwood on Oct 11, 2011 in Journal | 13 comments ShareIt’s been a while since I’ve posted. Sorry, my faithful readers. I’ve had a lot of life happening: a friend in a hugely messy child custody situation, which coincided with Benjamin’s birthday extravaganza, and…. My mom found my blog. She can’t attach a picture to an email, yet she found my blog. I sent her an email about some mundane thing and forgot that...
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Some Quick Thoughts On Returning from Alton

Posted by dougwood on Sep 11, 2011 in Journal | 5 comments ShareBenjamin, James and I are back from our annual Labor Day pilgrimage to visit my mom in Illinois and I thought I’d jot down a few thoughts and observations. I grew up in Alton, Illinois, a suburb just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri. It’s half an hour’s drive to downtown St. Louis, not that we went there much when I was growing up. Why would anyone...
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There’s home, and then there’s HOME

Posted by dougwood on Jul 26, 2011 in Journal | 10 comments ShareAs is often the case, the big build up to the trip home was much worse than the actual event. Except for the weather. I thought my earlier post was exaggerated, but it was brutal. It was hot and so amazingly humid, going outside was like walking into somebody’s giant mouth. I’m too tired to write much, but here are a couple of oddities/mom-isms from the trip. First of all, I got...
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When I think of Home…

Posted by dougwood on Jul 18, 2011 in Journal | 10 comments Share I’m leaving sunny LA on Friday to go back to my roots—Alton, Illinois just across the river from St. Louis. As is always the case, I’m completely in denial about the trip. I keep forgetting I’m going. “Why don’t we get together next week, Doug?” “Sure, how about next Saturday?” Uh…. Going back is like going to the dentist: the...
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