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Turning a Unicorn into a Bat: the Post in Which We Announce the End of our Marriage

mm by The Weed / January 25, 2018January 27, 2018

(And the post in which we sincerely apologize to every member of the LGBTQIA community)  (all photos in the post taken by Kailey Shakespear.) (Admin…

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Sometimes when you’re five…

mm by The Weed / January 21, 2012January 22, 2018

…you get a hankering to make a video about Martin Luther King, Jr. During some of the time off that we had this week because…

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And that’s why I’m a sex worker and not an auto-mechanic

mm by The Weed / November 8, 2011January 22, 2018

I wrote most of this last Thursday during my trip to Utahr, but then I got distracted by something really important, probably either a movie…

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Cujo Satan Kitty UPDATED

mm by The Weed / July 29, 2011January 22, 2018

Have you ever been looked at or approached while walking down the street in a way that made you feel uncomfortable and a little bit…

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Adventures in Potty Training

mm by The Weed / July 13, 2011January 22, 2018

I don’t mean to brag, but I think it’s pretty safe to say that Wife and I are Potty Training Masters. We potty trained Viva…

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Father’s Day Song

mm by The Weed / June 19, 2011January 22, 2018

I forgot my razor in Utah. Because that’s how I roll. (Did I ever explain that after taking the train to Portland I drove 14…

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Musings on a Great Lady

mm by The Weed / June 16, 2011January 22, 2018

I’m sitting in an airport now. In Phoenix. Because nothing makes more sense when flying from Salt Lake City, Utah to Seattle, Washington than to…

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Grandpa Gaga

mm by The Weed / May 24, 2011January 22, 2018

The other night, my oldest daughter Anna (who just turned five years old–I can hardly believe it) was watching American Idol with her Grandma when…

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Bambi Nuggets Redux (and the Tulip Festival)

mm by The Weed / May 18, 2011January 22, 2018

This graphic, which I found so hilarious I asked to steal it, was created by Dennis at Mormondaddyblogs.com Well, this is interesting. And disturbing. Remember the…

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Life Lessons Learned From Eagles

mm by The Weed / April 22, 2011January 22, 2018

I have been mesmerized the last few days. By this:           Online video chat by Ustream It’s a live feed of…

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Bambi Nuggets

mm by The Weed / April 13, 2011January 22, 2018

 Hello Bambi. While reading Anna her bedtime story which was a book version of Disney’s Bambi, we got to the part where hunters kill Bambi’s…

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Wedding Planning

mm by The Weed / March 19, 2011January 22, 2018

My sister-in-law Kaitlyn is getting married in May and she’s really lucky because I’m so good at wedding planning. Like with themes. I think I’m…

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Food. And Gangs. But Mostly Food.

mm by The Weed / March 8, 2011January 22, 2018

Wife and I grew up on the same street in Kearns, Utah.  This is the house I grew up in. I just found it on…

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Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Being Wife is HARD

mm by The Weed / February 23, 2011January 22, 2018

I really feel bad for Wife sometimes. I mean it. Being at home raising kids all day? NOT always a bag of giggles and a…

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So, Apparently My Life is Basically the Twilight Series

mm by The Weed / February 11, 2011January 22, 2018

Except with more pink. And less Bella Swan Cullen Whatever I Haven’t Read The Books Because I Am Male. (Confession: I read the first book.…

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Thoughts on childbirth from somebody who’s seen three of them.

mm by The Weed / January 13, 2011January 22, 2018

Being a guy can be great. But there are times when it’s really tough. One of those times is when your wife is in labor.…

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A Delicious Recipe and Some Gorgeous Photos

mm by The Weed / January 8, 2011January 22, 2018

I’m trying to come up with something interesting to talk about here that doesn’t involve me telling the story about me getting thrown in jail…

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You did it! You had sex!

mm by The Weed / December 29, 2010February 4, 2018

Christmas is a time of telling stories with family. That’s why when my family was gathered eating dinner I decided to tell the story of…

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Yuletide Greetings!

mm by The Weed / December 25, 2010January 22, 2018

This is the first The Weed Electronic Christmas Card!  To kind of clear the air here, I first want to mention that we’re going electronic…

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Sometimes You Just Have to Call Poison Control Twice in One Week

mm by The Weed / December 22, 2010January 22, 2018

I am not a bad parent. At least that’s what I tell myself over and over and over when weeks like the one I’m about…

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(with my own thoughts?)
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