Category: random
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two sad swanson guys
These are the faces of a man missing his wife and a son missing his mother. This afternoon we dropped Maggie off at an el stop downtown for a quick ride to Midway airport for her flight to Savannah. This weekend she is catching up with four of her best friends from high school years…
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giant waterslide jump
The quietness of the blog is evidence of my post-Lollapalooza state of mind. Two days of non-stop music in the Chicago elements (rain all day Friday and blazing sun on Saturday) wore me out. Tiredness notwithstanding, the festival was a lot of fun and I’ll post some tunes from my favorite musical discovery on Saturday.…
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what 1 piece of parenting advice would you give?
Yesterday I asked the following question via Twitter and Facebook: Parents: As a (hopefully) soon-to-be Dad, what is the 1 piece of advice you’d give me? Here are some of the responses. Josh Stock: Never wake a sleeping baby. Jason Dye: Expose your child to all types of (mostly healthy) food. makes your job easier…
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of (possible) interest
Along with some friends, Maggie and I saw Magnolia at the Goodman Theatre last night. The play tells the stories of those born on the Forrest plantation as they navigate the unpredictable landscape of 1963 Atlanta. A theater expert I’m not, but I’d definitely recommend this play. Part of the adoption process we’re in the…
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advice please: reading and parenthood
I need your advice. As has been mentioned, one of the things I’m most looking forward to about 2009 is adopting our first child. Just last night I spent some time on our adoption profile (a collection of photos and text about ourselves) for birth mothers to look at. We were supposed to meet today…
David W. Swanson 