http://www.escapingenlightenment.com Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:50:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Kylee Morgan was born on December 13, 2008.  She weighed 7 pounds, 13.5 ounces and was 21 inches long. While in the delivery room, the doctor began to prepare everything for the new arrival.  He gave me a set of scrubs, a mask, and a hairnet and said "Put these on.  ... http://www.escapingenlightenment.com/250/a-new-addition/ Like many other state employees, I was blessed to have a day off for Veteran's Day.  I woke up at my usual time and enjoyed a cup of coffee and the silence of the morning.  I decided on my three goals for the day and began to think about how ... http://www.escapingenlightenment.com/240/toddler-bed-adventures/ Today is Blog Action Day 2008 and the topic is Poverty.  Growing up, my family was not very well off.  My mother told me about my having to sleep in a dresser drawer as a baby because she could not afford a real crib.  Years later, my earliest money-related memory ... http://www.escapingenlightenment.com/236/blog-action-day-2008-poverty/ I’ve been on a hiatus for a short while, and I apologize for the lack of response from me lately.  Things have been overly busy for me and the blog is still new, so I don’t have any guest posts stored away yet (are you interested?).  Hopefully, now that ... http://www.escapingenlightenment.com/221/when-is-the-last-time-you-really-listened-to-someone/ The family started replacing our fence this weekend.  We dug the posts and cemented them in to the ground (as per code) yesterday, and we will be putting up the fence today. After working all day in the hot sun yesterday, I was sore and exhausted.  I felt great.  There is ... http://www.escapingenlightenment.com/211/the-grass-isnt-always-greener-on-the-other-side/ My wife found a t-shirt for me (at a thrift store) of all places.  The t-shirt was from the A Complaint Free World website, which has a quote from Maya Angelou that says "If you don't like something, change it.  If you can't change it, change your attitude.  Don't complain.". ... http://www.escapingenlightenment.com/206/complaining-russ/ I've joined HusbandsandDads.com recently and have been quite impressed with their content.  I've been a fan of the creators, Cory from AGoodHusband.net and Jeremy from DiscoveringDad.net, so my preference to this site isn't really a surprise. The content and the forums open up a community that is rather hard to find ... http://www.escapingenlightenment.com/203/for-all-the-husbandsanddadscom/ Most of you know I am a vegetarian, and have been for over 10 years.  But the question has recently been raised more and more frequently about WHY I have chosen this path. Generally, when someone asks me why I am a vegetarian I tend to tell them it is for ... http://www.escapingenlightenment.com/192/why-i-am-a-vegetarian/ [caption id="attachment_189" align="alignright" width="372" caption="Photo courtesy of krisdecurtis"][/caption] I don't ordinarily post copies of other's articles, however I think the message that Leo has is so inspiring and worth a read, that a simple link does not suffice. This article was written by Leo at ZenHabits, and I credit him ... http://www.escapingenlightenment.com/188/whats-wrong-with-the-world-not-a-damn-thing/ I was mentioned this last Monday on A Blogger and a Father!  The blog updates weekly, mentioning fathers who blog, and I am honored to be listed among the other Blogger Daddies out there! Thank you, OM, for the kind post about me and my blog.  If any of you are ... http://www.escapingenlightenment.com/182/i-was-mentioned-on-a-blogger-and-a-father/