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I <PICK> NJ: Watching My Family Grow From Under The Apple Trees
The first time Tara and I went apple picking at Hillcrest Orchards was almost exactly three years ago. Our first trip to the orchard in...
Oct 23 min read


I <COSTANZA> NJ: Imploring Toddlers to Embrace Home Sweet Home & Society Simultaneously
This is not the blog I intended to write today: I tried to write something inspired by my failed attempt to teach Margo that the next...
Sep 302 min read


I <MIGRATE> NJ: Smiling Like Sisyphus with an Armful of Stuffies
Most week days, my morning starts at 5:08. That’s when my phone dings to alert me that Tara’s walking down our driveway as her even...
Sep 253 min read


I <BRAT> NJ: Brat Summer begets Brat Fall
Whether you pronounce it “brat” or “brat,” it’s one of life’s tastiest terms. Inspired by Charli XCX, in 2024 the Collins Dictionary...
Sep 112 min read


I <FLAG> NJ: Thanklessly Carrying the Green Bay Packers on my Back from 991 Miles Away
Owning a flag pole is a huge undertaking, not for the faint of heart. One wrong move on the pole can throw off the balance of the whole...
Sep 93 min read


I <ISOLATE> NJ: 28 Unanswered Questions (Plus One I Finally Figured Out) from my Latest Bout with COVID
I spent the past five days almost completely alone, isolating with a – thankfully mild – case of COVID that I didn’t want to pass on to...
Sep 24 min read
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