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May 12, 2018
Beautiful day in the American Southwest
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May 11, 2018
I love listening to lawn irrigation systems on my pre-dawn walks. Pleasant sound breaking the silence.
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Episode 11: Trains
May 9, 2018Felicity requested that we record a podcast this morning and was enthusiastically joined by Benedict. So, we decided to talk about trains. Sorta.
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Episode 10: Morning Play
May 8, 2018We’re enjoying a slow start to our day with some playtime. The kids asked to record a podcast, so we did! Felicity is quite chatty and Benedict updates us on his life.
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May 5, 2018
Fresh cut grass. Cool breeze, grilling out back. Beautiful evening!
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May 5, 2018
Saturday morning and the house is awake. Sun streaming in through the kitchen windows, kids in their pjs eating breakfast, big band music on HomePod. Great start to the weekend!
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Episode 9: Three
May 4, 2018Alison is back to work. We catch up with Benedict to get his review of his trip, try to keep Felicity off of her computer, and listen to Lucy’s delightful noises.
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May 4, 2018
I’m grateful for Walmart Grocery Pickup.
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May 3, 2018
Picked up a HomePod today. I’m delighted!
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April 30, 2018
On the road again
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Hanging out with Thomas
April 29, 2018
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Episode 8: A Day out with Thomas
April 29, 2018Today is a very special day! We made the trip to the train museum to meet Thomas. We took pictures with Sir Topham Hatt, played trains, watched a movie, and ended our adventure with a 3 mile ride on Thomas the Tank Engine!
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I do love Spring
April 28, 2018
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Episode 7: Casting
April 28, 2018We’re out a fishing derby this morning! Benedict reports on seeing a dancing cow and shares his best fishing advice.
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April 27, 2018
The pictures from Panmunjom are charming, historic, and humanizing. Try not to forget that Kim assassinated his brother with VX nerve agent in an international airport 14 months ago, and murdered a US citizen 10 months ago.
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Episode 6: Bubbles
April 26, 2018We made it safely to Gramma and Grandpi’s. After some quiet time in the house, I came outside to find Benedict playing with bubbles.
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April 26, 2018
Nice vacation
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At the Airport
April 25, 2018
Benedict was very excited when our airplane arrived at the gate yesterday. Southwest is a great airline that treats its customers like people.
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April 24, 2018
Saw a motorcyclist driving 80 on the Interstate with no helmet or pads. Not much room for margin, eh?
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Episode 5: At the Airport
April 24, 2018Benedict and I made it to the airport! Our flight is delayed, so we found a quiet corner to chat about our travel today.
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Episode 4: Travel Folks
April 23, 2018We’re getting all packed for our big trip tomorrow. We took a break from cleaning and packing to record Felicity saying funny things.
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Episode 3: Popsicles
April 20, 2018After a busy morning of cleaning, we headed outside to enjoy a well deserved treat!
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Reading
Book Review: Rainbow Six 📚
April 20, 2018This was my first Tom Clancy book. I had played the computer game when it first came out, so I was roughly familiar with the characters and premise. I also picked this book up in Apple Books for $1.99, so I dove in.
I was not a huge fan of the cutscenes approach to this story. There were a myriad of characters and, given the length of the book, I struggled to keep track of who everyone is.
That said, it was a great adventure story, and the further I got in, the faster I read. I wasn’t disappointed in the conclusion, or the satisfaction of reading a book of this length. I just might need some time to build up the stamina needed to read another Clancy novel.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
ISBN: 9780425170342
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Episode 2: Sandbox
April 20, 2018It’s a beautiful morning and the children and I decided to go outside and play in our sandbox. Felicity makes her first appearance on the podcast, but she’s a little bit shy when it comes to the microphone.
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New Version
April 19, 2018I’m excited to celebrate my birthday by releasing ChetCast, a microcast about my life as a stay-at-home dad! I first started podcasting 11 years ago in my college dorm room. It was just me back then, but now I’m lucky to have three children to join me on the show.
I’m hosting my show using Micro.blog and recording it with the Wavelength app. Special thanks to Aaron Parecki for the music. This has been a great community to be involved with and it’s been truly fun seeing Manton continue to iterate.
In case you’re wondering, the thing that I’m perhaps best known for among my friends and family is my love of sprinkles. I’ve labored diligently, with great success, to pass on this love to my children. When choosing podcast artwork that represents me, my family, and my new show, no other object could more completely summarize this project.
My last podcast made it to 50 or so episodes. I hope to make 1,000 episodes of ChetCast, documenting the adventures my children and I share.