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The whole thing took no more than a few seconds.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I want to write a\u00a0column.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOK, send me something.\u201d<\/p>\n

That’s the conversation I had with a former features editor at The Evening Sun a little more than 10 years ago. A couple of weeks later<\/a>, my\u00a0column\u00a0started to fill this space. Or some space in the paper because I have moved around from time to time.<\/p>\n

The whole motivation came from one place \u2013 habit. After about 16 months outside of the newspaper business, I missed writing on a regular basis. My PR job let me write, but I did not get the same feeling of excitement or engagement.<\/p>\n

We had a 1-year-old running around the house, and I felt I might have some stories to share. So I did it. With a few exceptions, I have managed to put something in the paper every week since.<\/p>\n

Now those 150 or so words might sound like a setup for a farewell\u00a0column, but nothing could be further from my mind. I just wanted to reflect a little bit on how things have changed from a 33-year-old guy chasing a toddler around the house to a chubbier 43-year-old struggling with the reality of a growing tween.<\/p>\n

$\"\"$ One thing has not changed in that time. I still have almost no idea what I will write each week until I sit down at the computer. Having dealt with the flow of copy at a newspaper before, I know that my skin of my teeth attitude regarding deadlines probably doesn’t go over well.<\/p>\n

I just don’t know any other way to do it. I don’t have any agenda. I don’t think I’m some amazing fountain of information. I just think I can put together 500 words to make people laugh or emit some noise that can be possibly construed as positive emotion.<\/p>\n

Like any normal person, I like when people tell me they enjoy my work. Even though I write the words, I don’t like to take the credit. I’m just trying to share a little piece of my world, a world of trips to the grocery store, car trouble and trying to find the right TV show.<\/p>\n

That’s why I chose the title Regular Guy. I didn’t have any more answers than my readers. I knew that for sure. I just like to laugh and tell stories. I don’t like to take things too seriously even though I have to pretend to sometimes.<\/p>\n

OK, I also like to get fake angry about TV shows and laugh at people who don’t realize their own hubris, but in my book, that’s as regular as you can get.<\/p>\n

I might chalk this up to fatherhood, but the moment we think we have all the answers or can tune out those who might offer a new perspective is the moment that we need to take a step back. It’s not about who gets credit, it’s about who doesn’t want the credit.<\/p>\n

Hanover always makes me remember those things. Sure, there are miserable souls who just want to have their way, but for each one of them, I have met countless more who make me want to try and share a funny story each week. That\u2019s what keeps me going.<\/p>\n

Just don’t expect me to have an idea too early. That would be irregular.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"