Lately, my youngest two children have come together over a shared purpose: keeping their parental units in a state of elevated blood pressure by arguing over all things inconsequential. Just as I once mentioned how diapers are as malodorous on the island as they are on the mainland, so also island kids can and do […]
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The Club 400
Memorial Day weekend, amid all the beach festivities, the Island family made an impressive purchase. We pondered, brow-rubbed, head-scratched and kicked the dirt around a little, and finally, after securing a family consensus, we done bought ourselves some watercraft. Ladies and gentlemen, we are now the proud owners of a Club 400. For all of […]
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Just A Boy At The Beach
Sometimes, when you live at the beach, it’s possible to take it for granted. Not so much if you are an adult who, for example, grew up in the Midwest far, far from any ocean. But if you are a boy who, oh say, has lived on a small island in the Atlantic since you […]
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An Island Family Epiphany
On Sunday, LCB inadvertently committed me to another project. The small people were lamenting the fact that the holidays were almost over, so LCB proceeded to list a series of positives to look forward to in the coming week (leftover candy, new Wii games to play when we got home, etc.) that ended with the […]
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The Lookout Game
Last week, I found the small people playing a new game. It looked like this. Apparently, it’s called “Lookout.†I noticed my eldest was holding a telescope, so I asked them what they were looking out for. Their answer was illuminating. “We don’t know. Stuff.†“Like pirates?†I asked excitedly. Pause. “Could be.†“Saber-toothed alien […]