Scott Nagele's Blog, page 26
July 2, 2014
Yes, I was raised in a barn. Thank you for asking.
I learned lots of lessons in the barn. You remember things you learn in a barn. Sometimes I wish my boys could live on a farm so they could learn stuff in the barn, because those lessons would stick with them. But that would make me a farmer, and I’ve grown far too soft for […]
Yes, I was rasied in a barn. Thank you for asking.
I learned lots of lessons in the barn. You remember things you learn in a barn. Sometimes I wish my boys could live on a farm so they could learn stuff in the barn, because those lessons would stick with them. But that would make me a farmer, and I’ve grown far too soft for […]
June 26, 2014
Armageddon diaper
School’s out. This allowed me my first day at home caring for all three boys. No more dropping off Big Brother at kindergarten and spending my day off work juggling just Buster and New Baby. Now, we’re all in it together. Though I do okay on my Mr. Mom days, we have our moments when […]
June 24, 2014
After we’re done inflating your ego, can I play a computer game?
Fathers are inherently selfish. We want our kids to like the stuff we like. Mothers also have inherent traits, but I won’t go into that because those fall outside of my personal experience. Also, I don’t want to sleep on the couch tonight. To a father, delight is seeing your child excited about one of […]
June 19, 2014
At home with Don Quixote
About six months ago, I undertook a foolish endeavor. I began reading Don Quixote. I don’t say this was foolish because I believe Don Quixote is an unworthy piece of literature. It was foolish because no person with multiple, young children has any business opening up any book of 900+ pages with the expectation of […]
June 13, 2014
Beyond memories: a father’s legacy
One day last summer, I was driving home with my iPod plugged in when Bobby Goldsboro’s version of Watching Scotty Grow cued up. Watching Scotty Grow was the first record I ever owned, given to me by my parents when I was three or four. It’s the perfect anthem for any father and son, but […]
June 10, 2014
Oh, how the mighty have fallen
My wife looks young. Helpful bystanders routinely step in to offer instruction to the poor, helpless, teen mother. It annoys her, which is why she was so tickled when it happened to me. In the grocery store, we got a big cart for the boys to ride in and a little cart for our groceries. […]
June 3, 2014
Going on tour by sitting in the same spot
I’m doing something a little different this time. Fellow blogger, Naptimethoughts, has invited me to join something called the Writing Process Blog Tour. This “tour” involves me sitting in a chair and answering four questions about how I write. Then, I ask two other bloggers to do the same thing. In the end, I think […]
May 29, 2014
Date night with a baby and a lizard
You should know what you’re getting when you sit down to watch a behemoth, radioactive lizard frolic around the Pacific rim. I had a hunch; I should have listened to it. My wife and I hadn’t been out on a date in months. She wanted to see the new Godzilla movie, mostly because of Bryan […]
May 27, 2014
Let the game come to you
My son scored a goal at his last soccer game. I’m not sure how it happened, and neither is he, but we’ll take it. You know that kid who dribbles the ball down the length of the field, trailing behind a comet tail of slower children, and boots in five goals per game? My boy […]
