This is a new guest post from EJ at DadsDollarsDebts. Tomorrow he’ll be hosting a new post from me on his site. When Rogue Dad and I decided to post on each other’s site I was excited but left with deciding what to publish. He has quite the deep thoughts on medicine, family, and life. I…
“A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.” That quote has been attributed to Joseph Stalin, though variations of it apparently have been around for a long time. It’s a loaded quote, even putting aside that it may have been spoken by a dictator who killed millions of his own citizens….
We have three boys — ages 8, 4, and 1, also called Rogue One, Two, & Three. When I woke up this morning (the morning I wrote this), my wife had already left for work. Rogue One and Two older two boys were in the kitchen eating breakfast — I assumed the older one had…
This is a guest post from Brandon at www.30and0.com where he normally writes about finance. He was kind enough to share a personal post about himself and struggles relating to race and identity. “What are you?” Hmm, pick an answer….pick an answer. Should I wax poetic to show how deep I am? Should I mention…
When I was 20 years old, I ran off the side of a mountain. I was backpacking across Europe with a close friend. We landed in Paris, bought a Eurorail pass, and made up an itinerary. We had a ticket to fly out of Rome 3 weeks later, and only tentative plans for everything in…
This discussion is something I’ve tossed around in my head for awhile. As I have gone back and forth on the topic, I decided to debate myself while I answer the question. The question of the day: Is work-life balance a real thing? If so, what is it and can it be achieved, specifically in…
After all, Barack Obama said it all the time! I Jest There are over 1 billion Muslims in the world. I represent less than 1/1 billionth of them. Your mileage with my advice will vary. I just heard an NPR special discussing how immigrants of non-Christian backgrounds handle Christmas. The decision over whether to have…
South Asian people don’t like pets. This is a bit of generalization, but I’m confident it’s mostly true. Specifically, people from the Indian subcontinent (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh), are often nervous to the point of being afraid of dogs and cats. I’m not a sociologist (assuming that’s the right person to answer this question), and I…
This is the latest in a recurring series. Find all of them here. “I hate dance class! Write a big ‘X’ so I don’t have to go anymore!” Rogue Two is in dance class as I write this. As I’ve mentioned before, he’s the only boy in the class, and the only one not wearing “dance”…
Perhaps I exaggerate. As a Muslim married to a Christian, I have the opportunity to celebrate twice as many religious holidays as most people. I suppose it also means I have the opportunity to be twice as sacrilegious when I say I think Thanksgiving may be my favorite holiday. Eid-al-Fitr, the holiday at the end…
