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50something Spider-man

By On October 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In books, celebrations, commemorations & superstitions, comics

WARNING: POSSIBLE SPOILERS!

Spider-man is 50 this year. It’s weird knowing he is just a few years older than me. He’s had such a huge impact on my life. He’s an American comic book institution right alongside Superman. But unlike Superman, when Spidey (as Peter Parker) pulled off his horn-rimmed [...]

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Christmas, Santa, and Jesus

By On December 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In celebrations, commemorations & superstitions, fatherhood & parenting, icons, Rice Daddies

As a parent, two stories I would like to tell better are the story of 9/11 and the story of Christmas. With the former, I’m still trying to get it “just right.” Both my children were born after 9/11 (my older one just nine months after). They are still so very young [...]

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Tiger Mother’s Day

By On May 8, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In celebrations, commemorations & superstitions, fatherhood & parenting, Rice Daddies

“Top of the World Ma! Top of the World!”

That’s what I hear in my head whenever someone mentions “Mother’s Day.” James Cagney standing tall atop that fiery oil tank — White Heat – Triumphant despite the facts – Boom!

The other thing that comes to mind is that “Mother’s [...]

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Happy New Year!

By On February 3, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In celebrations, commemorations & superstitions, movies & TV

This is my all time favorite depiction of the Zodiac animal race. It’s an Onitsuka Tiger ad.

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The Santa Cause

By On December 21, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In celebrations, commemorations & superstitions, fatherhood & parenting, Rice Daddies

Two of my favorite holiday movies are Miracle on 34th Street and Bass and Rankin’s The Year Without a Santa Claus because they address questions of belief and faith. Not the religious interpretations of the words but the parental version: What we tell our children they are too [...]

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