Thank you for stumbling your way to my blog! I’m your host Eric (but mostly go by Stomperdad here in the blogging world). Here you’ll find my joys and frustrations of being a dad to two wild, fun, and wildly fun boys Crash and Bang. You might also find some short stories from time to time. You’ll also find a good laugh! Laugh with me or laugh at me so long as you’re laughing… Happy reading!
Also, you can find me on Facebook, twitter, instagram, and YouTube.
I’m a very creative individual. One day I read War and Peace and finished in time to make supper. I built a life size house of cards just so I could blow it down. I can survive in the woods with only a spatula and a shoelace. I only need three hours of sleep and I sleep standing up. I have won the America’s Cup, Stanley’s Cup, and the World Cup. My penmanship is nearly perfect. I am a famous undiscovered author. I can cook 20-minute rice in only five and watch 60 minutes in 45. I revived an alligator with CPR and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. When monkeys throw poo at me, I throw it back. At one time I knew the meaning of life and the secret to immortality. But I’ve forgotten both. I can sell ketchup to a woman in white gloves and bubble gum to a man with no teeth. I stole the Mona Lisa and returned it while no one ever knowing it was gone. The average banjo player can play 16 notes per second. I can play 17. I turned down lunch with the president of the U.S. to volunteer in a soup kitchen. I woo women with moving rock ballads. I am an undefeated, world class, international Candyland champion. I successfully built and defended a pillow fort. Single-handedly, I delivered 6 kittens and a horse at the mall. I am a master origamist. I spent 7 years in silence to better understand the sound of a whisper. I enjoy building bridges in my backyard. I fix small engines and household appliances after school, free of charge. I dig holes just so I can fill them in again. I perform clandestine night operations during the day. I am fluent in 64 languages – 3 of which are dead. I am capable of communicating with primates. I can run a mile in 3 ½ minutes and a marathon in an hour and 59 minutes. I conducted my first masterpiece when I was 3 years old. I am heir to the great throne of an island off the coast of Zimbabwe. I’m an 8th degree black belt in Ju Jit Su, Karate, Ta Kwon Do and drunken boxing. One night in January, I played a round of golf at Banff and shot a 68. When it rains, I don’t get wet. I have a secret identity that is so secret, not even I know what it is. I can perform McBeth in its entirety as a 1-act play. I successfully taught Zen philosophy and meditation to 4th graders. I solved Bernouli’s theorem one evening. I can check out anytime I like, but I can never leave.
Welcome to WordPress. I too came over from Blogger a couple of years ago. And I, too, am a techie who migrated from PC and Microsoft to Mac world. See ya in class.
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Alright, let’s do this audit thing, thank you for pairing up with me! 🙂
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Well hello then 🙂
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Back at ya! 🙂
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Lovely to meet you Eric. You are welcome to visit my blog when you get the chance to. 🙂
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Thanks for stopping by. I’ll be sure pop over and visit your blog!
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Fabulous. And enjoy your weekend. 🙂
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Hey, I’ve nominated you for the following award: https://amommasview.wordpress.com/2015/08/28/recognized-again/
Feel free to accept it or not, it’s up to you. Just a sign of my appreciation for your support.
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Truly an enjoyable blog!
With you being a teacher we would love for you to take a look at the girls blog and posts. Your comments would be greatly appreciated.
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Thank you for such kind words. Glad you enjoy. I will definitely check out the girls’ blog. Science is awesome!
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“Crash and Bang!” Love your About page, Eric (I found you via Eli Coach Daddy).
I’m an avid runner, too. Can’t wait to read more, and you’ve intrigued me with the Flash Fiction. I’ll be back to visit soon!
Michelle
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HA That good ol’ Coach Daddy. Eli is a great guy (from what I know of him through his blog). You must be a good person if you found me through him. Enjoy the flash fiction, I’ve been having fun with it. I love that it’s a 100 word photo prompt. Makes me really think how to create a suspenseful story with so few words. Thanks for visiting!
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It takes true talent (and time) to write a cohesive story in 100 words. I’ve tried my hand at a 42-word challenge, but it felt more like poetry than a story. I’ll be over to check it out. I need some inspiration!
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It’s part of a link-up. When I first started writing them I would always sneak over to the link-up and read some to figure out what I was going to write 🙂
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You have an interesting viewpoint and I love to read a guy’s perspective on being a Dad. If I may be presumptuous, I would love to a title on your blog header and maybe one of your awesome photos of you and the boys hiking. I think your blog fill a void in blogland, but it is hard to know what you are about until I read around the blog a bit more.
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I would love that! Thanks for the offer. However, I’m very partial to the photo I am currently using as my header. The four stuffies represent each of my family members without showing our faces on my home page (look up “S is for” in my blog if you get a chance). I really don’t tell what’s in my blog other than my title giving a clue. I would love to see what you create 😀
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I can’t even! So entertaining, Eric.” I can cook 20-minute rice in only five and watch 60 minutes in 45.” I might be honk laughing right now. It’s my super power. One of a rotating set. And dead languages are my favorite. They are dead to me.
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Glad you laughed. It was fun to write. It was actually written 15 years ago as part of a course application in college.
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I added your blog to my recent review found below!
http://aopinionatedman.com/2015/11/29/weekly-blog-reviews-8/
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Thanks Jason. You’re awesome!
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No worries bud!
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Nice to meet you, I have a cousin named Eric Wood… his father, Gordon was my cousin. Thanks for making my heart smile, with your name alone. ❤
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Thanks for stopping by! I found a Facebook group for the Eric Woods of the world! Glad that alone made you smile.
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you have an amazing imagination as well as super powers. it’s a winning combination – beth
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I used this in University, actually. There was an application I need to fill out that would be sent to my mentor teacher (back when I was learning to become a teacher) and the last thing on the application was “is there anything additional about yourself you would like us to know about you”. So I wrote this. Sadly, they didn’t give this part to my mentor. Which is a shame because loved it when I showed it to her! Not sure what my super powers are yet 🙂
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From everything I’ve read – my opinion of your superpower is your ability to bring consistent joy! Bravo!
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There is humor in everything 🙂 I have an uncanny ability to find it. Thanks for the kind words and glad you liked it!
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Hey Eric! As you know, I love what you do. With that in mind, I just nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award. Well earned and deserved. Keep at it and I’ll keep reading! Mazel tov!
Lisa
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Awesomeness! Thank you 😀
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The toothpick and fruit loops might be my favorite. 🙂 Love your blog!
I’ve nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award. You can read about it at https://riddlefromthemiddle.com/2016/01/31/versatile-blogger-award-two/. This my way of saying I love your work; there is no obligation.
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Thank you so much for thinking of me! I just accepted this award from two others just last week. So I may hoard this one for a bit. 🙂 Thanks a million, Laura!
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I dig your blog.
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Thanks, man. I dig that you dig my blog.
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That’s nice of you to say. Hope you like my blog.
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Okay, I understand what you’d do with the toothpick if you had to survive in the woods, but the fruit loops? What do you use them for?
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Bait. Crush it to dust and make oatmeal. String it from the trees to look pretty 🙂
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Hey just randomly found your blog! When you get a chance, come over, have a read, and follow me back! Have a great day.
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Thanks for finding your way to my blog! I found my way to yours and followed you back. Happy reading!
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Hello! Popped over from Coach Daddy, poked around, and enjoyed what I read. I’ll be back.
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Any friend of Coach Daddy is a friend of mine. Glad you popped over and ever more glad (gladder?) that you enjoyed. Stay as long as you want 🙂
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Best. About. Me. Ever! I dance to remember, and not to forget. 🙂
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Glad you liked it. I used it on an application in university 🙂
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Ha ha! A wonderful about me page in a long time. I am so glad I stumbled here 🙂 Good to know you Eric. Yeah – this is better than Stomperdad 😉 😀
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Glad you liked it. I used this in an application in University to get into the education department to be a student teacher 🙂
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How cool!!
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I have to believe that every single word on this About page is true. And thus I will follow 🙂
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Thanks for the follow! You might be the only one who believes my about page 🙂 But some of it is indeed true.
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That’s good enough for me 😉
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Whoa..I love the fact that you write about your kids and I had to look into your parenting in a Dad’s perspective. I’m glad I have stumbled upon this down-to-earth page. Keep on writing!
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Thank you for stopping by and I’m glad you liked what you saw. I just write about joys and frustrations I know we all go through as parents so it’s easy to relate to. I will take your advice and keep on writing 🙂
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Hi! I popped over from A Not So Jaded Life’s page. I’m so glad I did! I’ve had a good laugh already! Off to read some more!
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Thanks for stopping by! I’m glad you liked what you read so far. There’s certainly plenty to laugh at. Happy reading!
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Tag! You’re it! https://riddlefromthemiddle.com/2016/06/25/the-happiness-tag/
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That is the best about ever!!!😊👍👍👍
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LOL Thank. I used it on my application to the Education department in college 🙂 It worked.
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Wow you are talented anything you can’t do? Come visit at kountrymama2012 or on twitter @Bamber87
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Thanks! I can’t make ice 😉 Thanks for visiting!
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No one can lol
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