Rediscovering my comfort music The other day a Guns N’ Roses song came on the radio that was one of my core pieces of music in my teens. Then I saw a classical guitar cover of a Metallica song on Facebook. The same day Rage Against the Machine (with a lot blanked out) was on […] The post Comfort Music – Teen angst to adult angst appeared first on Dad Goes Round ..read more

The six-month long March/Easter/May 24/Summer Break of 2020 is finally drawing to a close. It has been a turducken kind of a break from school. Sure, there was that chunk of time in the spring when virtual learning was supposed to be a thing. Some kids (including one of mine) did some school work and […] The post The end of March Break 2020 appeared first on Dad Goes Round ..read more

Rock On Rocks are such varied things. I still have memories of learning about the types of rocks (igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic) in grade six. We looked at examples of each type of rock on a tray and passed them around the class to examine and feel each one. Skinned Knees I have lost quite […] The post Finding the right rock appeared first on Dad Goes Round ..read more

This morning I was out for a walk in the early grey light. It had been raining through the night and it was still misty. I’m making the effort to get out for a walk or run every morning, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. I am working in the basement these days so I don’t […] The post The Birds Don’t Care appeared first on Dad Goes Round ..read more

Like most of us, I have a complicated relationship with my body. Mine has too much fat, too much hair, too many aches and pains and general creaks. My knees grind when I climb stairs and my heart sometimes moves to a different beat than it ought to. My hip is sore and my forehead […] The post How I learned to love my body appeared first on Dad Goes Round ..read more

 Canadian Men’s Health Week is in early June. This year it felt like the related messages were directed at me. The Canadian Men’s Health Foundation released a report this year entitled Men: Working themselves into an early grave. The study reveals that 81% of men find their day-to-day work stressful. 60% of men say that […] The post Exploring My Mental Health appeared first on Dad Goes Round ..read more