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A Crock of Schmidt

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My Unpopular Opinion and My Comeuppance

December 13, 2018 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

We live in an era where the secret to popularity is being unpopular.  Need I trot out the President of the United States as proof?  The man is president precisely because he is unpopular.  It’s what made him popular.  There is a sizable portion of the electorate whose sole motivation for voting a particular way […]

Filed Under: Deep Schmidt Tagged With: dad, judgment, parenting, passion, sahd, self-worth, stay-at-home parents, stay-at-home-dad, work

I Finally Broke Up With An Old Flame

July 25, 2016 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

Dear Crystal; It’s not you, it’s me.  I know.  That’s hardly original.  Sorry.  But it’s true.  It is me.  This is difficult enough without having to be creative on top of it.  I’ve just … changed.  And you … haven’t.  Not that that’s a bad thing.  Hell I wish I was still the same guy […]

Filed Under: Funny Schmidt Tagged With: beer, breakup, Crystal, dad, Labatt

Resolution 4 – That Bit About Playing More With The Kids

January 27, 2016 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

4      I will dedicate one full, uninterrupted hour each day to playing with my kids. One week into the New Year and I fear I might have miscalculated this resolution already.  In crafting it I made the possibly mistaken assumption that the kids actually want me to play with them more.  Case in […]

Filed Under: Deep Schmidt Tagged With: dad, kids, New Year, play, resolutions

My Life Is A Song #22

September 18, 2015 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

My Dad could have been a rock star.  More importantly, I could have been the uber entitled, drug addicted rich asshole son of a rock star.  As I explain here, it was just not meant to be. “I always thought that guitar was a little too rock and roll for me.” – My Dad, 2013 […]

Filed Under: Music Schmidt Tagged With: Chet Atkins, classic rock, dad, gifts, guitar, legends, vintage

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