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    So I went viral ....
    John Cannady
    • Aug 31, 2020
    • 6 min

    So I went viral ....

    This is truly 'be careful what you wish for' situation because there would be plenty of days where I would wish I had a lot of peopl
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    NE --> NC --> NY --> MD --> VA --> NE
    John Cannady
    • May 9, 2020
    • 8 min

    NE --> NC --> NY --> MD --> VA --> NE

    Back in December, I went back to my high school hometown of Bellevue, Nebraska for the first time in 23 years. I didn't write about it...
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    'FFRROM NORTH! CAROLINA!....AT GUARD! 6'6!.....'
    John Cannady
    • May 3, 2020
    • 6 min

    'FFRROM NORTH! CAROLINA!....AT GUARD! 6'6!.....'

    Back in the Spring of 1986 while me and my family were living in Germany, my mom saw that I needed some more shoes. She told my dad to...
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    Sinbad - Brain Damaged
    John Cannady
    • Sep 18, 2018
    • 3 min

    Sinbad - Brain Damaged

    When I was growing up in the 80's and 90's, stand up comedy was a huge entertainment enterprise. We had big time stand up comedians on...
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    Boys Trip
    John Cannady
    • Aug 20, 2018
    • 7 min

    Boys Trip

    Recently, the Cannady's split into two groups: the Cannady girls went down to Panama City, FL and the Cannady guys went up to NYC. It was...
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    Cool Dad
    John Cannady
    • May 23, 2018
    • 4 min

    Cool Dad

    Most of the dads that I knew and observed while I was growing up never struck me as 'cool'. The dads I knew were always a little goofy...
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    Happy Mothers Day
    John Cannady
    • May 13, 2018
    • 3 min

    Happy Mothers Day

    Strictly by the name of this blog, A Father's Glow, its pretty obvious that most of my writings are about being a father, fatherhood,...
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    Happy Birthday Sweet Sweet
    John Cannady
    • Apr 12, 2018
    • 4 min

    Happy Birthday Sweet Sweet

    Photo by: Jonella Culmer When Ayren and i found out that she was pregnant with our first kid, Trey, we waited literally until he was born...
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    Supporting my son in an unfamiliar endeavor
    John Cannady
    • Mar 21, 2018
    • 5 min

    Supporting my son in an unfamiliar endeavor

    When I was younger, I really only knew of three team sports: soccer, football, and of course, basketball. During the summer, my friends...
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    Black Panther.
    John Cannady
    • Mar 2, 2018
    • 3 min

    Black Panther.

    After a two plus year hiatus from actually going to the movie theater to see a movie, my wife and I decided to check out 'Black Panther'...
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    November = Christmas Music!
    johncannady2
    • Nov 9, 2017
    • 1 min

    November = Christmas Music!

    So I'm one of those people....you know....the kind of person who listens to Christmas music the DAY AFTER HALLOWEEN. Christmas music just...
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    The NBA's most exciting night....The NBA Draft!
    John Cannady
    • Jun 22, 2017
    • 3 min

    The NBA's most exciting night....The NBA Draft!

    Growing up, I watched basketball with my father a lot. Sarge was mainly into college basketball and was 'ok' with watching the NBA. That...
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    'I Got You Stuck Off the Realness'
    John Cannady
    • Jun 20, 2017
    • 4 min

    'I Got You Stuck Off the Realness'

    The news hit me especially hard today. My favorite rapper of all time passed today at the age of 42. As one half of the super duo Mobb...
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    Fathers Day.
    John Cannady
    • Jun 18, 2017
    • 6 min

    Fathers Day.

    Fatherhood. Its something that ends up as the most important thing in a mans life. It is one of the most beautiful, complicated, and...
    102 views0 comments
    Leading up to Father's Day
    John Cannady
    • Jun 15, 2017
    • 6 min

    Leading up to Father's Day

    Well, Father's Day is Sunday and I wanted to do a few things in advance for it. As you can tell by the name of my site and my content, I...
    92 views0 comments
    Raleigh.
    John Cannady
    • Apr 26, 2017
    • 4 min

    Raleigh.

    Going back to Raleigh always gets me in a reflective mood and I question how well we could do there
    32 views0 comments
    #UNC
    John Cannady
    • Apr 1, 2017
    • 4 min

    #UNC

    So, here we are....the eve of the 2017 Final Four games and my all time squad, the North Carolina Tarheels, have made it with three other...
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    Random Thoughts, Vol 1
    John Cannady
    • Mar 18, 2017
    • 4 min

    Random Thoughts, Vol 1

    Introducing random thoughts from me...talking about March Madness, the weather, and amazing kids
    33 views0 comments
    My fond memories of NBA All Star Saturday
    John Cannady
    • Feb 18, 2017
    • 4 min

    My fond memories of NBA All Star Saturday

    I have loved basketball most of my life. As I mentioned before, my father got me hooked as a young child. I didn't really get what was...
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    The Joy of Painting
    John Cannady
    • Jan 31, 2017
    • 3 min

    The Joy of Painting

    Ok, I will admit that I am probably one of the weirder people that you will meet. One of my quirks goes back to my fifth grade year when...
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