Category Archives: family

The first view into Literature

By david.humphrey | Published: December 30, 2012
“Yet if the only form of tradition, of handing down, consisted in following the ways of the immediate generation before us in a blind or timid adherence to its successes, “tradition” should positively be discouraged. We have seen many such simple currents soon lost in the sand; and novelty is better than repetition. Tradition is [...]
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Code for Christmas

By david.humphrey | Published: December 29, 2012
Today our family gathered to celebrate Christmas on my wife’s side.  After the usual amazing food and gifts, we spent time making room for dessert, with some going for a walk on the newly snow-covered trails of the woods, and others sledding.  My eldest nephew and I stayed back so we could listen for my [...]
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“Dad, tell them we made a game!”

By david.humphrey | Published: February 22, 2012
We made a game, the girls and me.  It happened like this.  On Saturday I saw that the Mojang gang were spending their weekend creating a new game and live streaming the event.  As I opened the video stream my oldest daughter walked into the room and asked what I was watching.  When I told [...]
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One needs models: on being dad

By david.humphrey | Published: January 30, 2012
I saw this first when Corban tweeted it (every cool music thing I hear comes from him first), but since then it’s come at me from all kinds of people.  I love this, and I also love being a dad.
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A Harvest Table

By david.humphrey | Published: January 28, 2012
For many years, my wife and I have wanted to get a harvest table.  Between cooking, eating, and home school we spend a lot of time as a family around a table.  Philosophically as well as practically, the central organizing role of a well-made table is important to the functioning of our family. There are literally [...]
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Elderberry Pie

By david.humphrey | Published: October 10, 2011
My youngest daughter wanted to make “Property Pie.”  That is, a pie containing all the different fruit that grows wild on our property and in our woods; this includes wild raspberries, apples, wild strawberries, and elderberries.  Obviously getting all of these ripe at the same time is impossible, but making pie out of any particular [...]
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On the Ethics of Virtual Endings

By david.humphrey | Published: October 2, 2011
I’ve written previously about Webkinz, the toys and the game, and the experience of our children with both.  Recently, my youngest daughter came to my wife and me with a simple question: “How do I stop my Webkinz account?”  She doesn’t play the game, but remains very connected to her stuffed animals.  The thought that [...]
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The Killdeer Nest

By david.humphrey | Published: May 19, 2011
I’ve written about Killdeers at least once before, and because they are a regular part of our property, it seems fitting that they should return to my blog.  This spring, like every spring we’ve been here, there have been Killdeers nesting on our lane.  They love it because their eggs blend perfectly with the stones [...]
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At the tomb, on Easter

By david.humphrey | Published: April 25, 2011
My grandma died this week.  It’s Easter, today is Easter Monday, and I spent the morning at the cemetery helping to lower her casket into the grave.  I can tell you, with the confidence of one having just looked full into its opening, that the tomb was indeed empty.  She was buried beside her husband, [...]
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Painting with Tape

By david.humphrey | Published: April 9, 2011
Today the girls and I spent some time experimenting with a painting technique that uses tape.  Earlier in the week I had been linked to this amazing documentary about young, contemporary artists in Brazil.  The girls were fascinated by some of the things these artists did, “How is this art, Dad?” and it allowed us [...]
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