July 11, 2013
by ChefJohn
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I’ve done plenty of tough things in my life and being a Dad is definitely the hardest; the job description changes almost daily. As both parents and children grow and evolve so do the challenges of parenting. Yet I’ve … Continue reading
May 15, 2013
by ChefJohn
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It was just another late Spring afternoon, the warm May breeze had our neighborhood’s flowers dancing and our minds on thoughts of a summer filled with a lot of nothing. The four of us were walking home from the pool … Continue reading
October 10, 2012
by ChefJohn
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Those were foot-steps. No question about it. Even in the darkness I could see the fright on my wife’s face. She threw the blanket over her and clutched me like never before, the flesh on my shoulders proving no … Continue reading
September 12, 2012
by ChefJohn
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I surprise Rannie. Usually I call before coming over but this time I just showed up. She opens the door and her eyes light up. “Hello my love!” We hug one another, she invites me in then offers me a … Continue reading
September 4, 2012
by ChefJohn
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Phil has lost more weight, his pajama clad form looks as if he’s become one with the bed, and his body has sort of melded into the sheets and blankets. I sit down next to him and reach for his … Continue reading
September 1, 2012
by ChefJohn
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Phil is asleep today. I look into his bedroom and he’s noticeably thinner. His skin looks like it’s clinging directly to his bones. Cancer will do that. I put my arm around Rannie and she droops her head on my … Continue reading
August 29, 2012
by ChefJohn
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“Chocolate chip with cinnamon.” Phil is lying in bed and looks noticeably thinner, his right eye is a little crooked but when he sees me he breaks into an enormous smile. He props himself up on his elbows, grimaces in … Continue reading
August 26, 2012
by ChefJohn
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The bedside pump softly gurgles as it pushes oxygen through fresh water. White noise, it’s rain softly falling on a tin roof or the gentle whoosh of seawater on a sandy shore. Just the accompaniment for a dying man. Phil … Continue reading
May 18, 2012
by ChefJohn
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Let’s make this perfectly clear. Eating the wrong wild mushroom can KILL you. Not quickly like Clint Eastwood’s creepy Union soldier character in The Beguiled but over the course of a few painful weeks by destroying your liver. So DO NOT read … Continue reading
January 11, 2012
by ChefJohn
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In my lifetime I have been fortunate enough to save the lives of two little girls. One of those little girls was my daughter Holly that my wife Amy and I adopted from Social Services when she was one month … Continue reading