I was out cycling this past weekend when I came across two preteen girls on their mountain bikes. One of them was totally frustrated with her bicycle, so the two of them swapped and they started pedaling again. In short time, the other girl became frustrated, too. Seems the chain on one of the bikes [...]
When the Silicon Valley Moms Blog decided to have a topic day on healthcare, I assumed things would get all political.
I don’t do politics on this blog, but I do know all about the high cost of healthcare. So I figured it was a perfect chance for me to explain my personal healthcare plan.
It boils [...]
A few years ago, while training for a marathon, I was logging a ton of miles and I found myself running down this one particular street pretty often. Usually, it was in the middle of the workday, since weekends I ran parks and trails. The suburbs I ran through were pretty empty, and the few [...]
When you lose faith in online dating and swear it off completely, you’re forced to meet people the old-fashioned way – by starting a conversation in real life. Over time I’ve become fairly decent at chatting up women in various places – bars, coffee houses, doctors offices, out on the road bike, in the gym. [...]
My teenage daughter is a fast girl. No, not that kind of fast, at least not with any boyfriends I’m aware of. Fast as in speedy.
She recently competed in her first high school track meet and did incredibly well. First place in the 200 yard dash. Second place in the 100. First place with her [...]
A few years ago, a group of neighborhood soccer moms asked me to train with them for the Napa Valley Marathon. I’d just turned forty and was an avid cyclist who’d left hill workouts, interval training, and twenty-mile runs well behind me.
“I can give you some tips,” I said. “But my serious running days are [...]
David Mott is a divorced single father of a teen daughter and son offering stories, tips and opinions on single parenting, two-home families, cooking, cocktails, self awareness - and relationships formed in an age of online dating, text messaging, and booty calls.
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