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Beers up, pins down

Krider bowls with beer and wins

If you don’t drink beer when you bowl, then you’re simply doing it wrong. Yes, I know there are people who don’t imbibe alcohol and I respect that. I don’t personally understand it, but I do respect it. But when I meet people who don’t drink (and I rarely meet these people because I’m usually […]

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Charged up

Krider’s wife is a ‘hard charger’

Simply put, and there’s no way to sugarcoat this, my wife is a thief. She steals stuff. She takes what she wants. She has no regard for ownership. She doesn’t care about property rights. She will stoop so low as to even steal from our children. It’s completely shameless. It’s not a charming thing, like […]

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Netflix and chill

In the Krider household it’s no longer movie theaters and popcorn

I know nowadays it’s hard to imagine, but my wife and I found each other without the help of the Internet. In the World Wide Web’s defense, back then the Internet was mostly used for stealing music, not really for making matches. We didn’t have Tinder or eHarmony or any other digital assistance for finding […]

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Balancing marriage and racing

Krider drives on a tightrope between death and divorce

I consider myself a man of many titles: husband, father, writer, racecar driver, and gentleman adventurer. These are the titles I use to categorize myself, of course. Other people refer to me as procrastinator, speeder, or guy who leaves his garbage cans at the curb one day too long. Of all of these titles, whether […]

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Cabin in the woods

Krider neglects to bring the basics to the snow-kissed mountains

During the winter months, many people enjoy driving up to the mountains, playing in the snow, and sleeping in quaint little rustic cabins. I think those people are quite stupid.  Sure, on paper it all sounds so nice: the majestic mountains, the falling snow, small romantic cabins. What’s not to like? But the reality of […]

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The argument

Krider reaps the consequences of not planning ahead

Five days before Christmas, when the house was decorated with joy, and the lights on the tree were sparkling, the wife and I had a huge fight. No, it wasn’t very jolly of us to have this fight, but we had it anyway, regardless of whether our yelling could be overheard by the kids or […]

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The haircut experience

Krider would rather visit the dentist than get a haircut

I know that I should be thankful that I have a full head of hair. Genetically, I’ve been quite lucky in the hair department. Well, let me be more specific, lucky for the hair on the top of my head. Now the hair on my back, which is growing in patches that indicate at some […]

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Little money

Doodie bags and dog duty take a toll on Krider

I’m three months into doggy ownership, and my wallet has quickly realized that pets are expensive. This sudden drop of funds in my bank account has instigated the dog’s new nickname, Little Money. She’s a little dog, and all she does is cost me money.  Now, I’m not talking about the obvious costs like dog […]

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Collector or hoarder?

The difference between the two is in your garage

Some people actually think garages are for parking automobiles. Fools. Garages are for storing parts of automobiles, junk from the house nobody wants to deal with, and notebooks filled with dismal poetry from that time you had a broken heart in high school. Pro tip: Don’t let your significant other find that notebook. If she […]

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The caveman diet

Krider wants to lose his beer belly baby

I’ve had, what I consider, the misfortune of being on television a number of times. The reason I say misfortune is because I’ve never seen my own image on TV and said, “Damn, I look good.” Instead, I’ve seen myself on television and thought I’ll never, ever, eat again. Yes, I know they say that […]

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