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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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    Happy Mother's Day (Pandemic Edition)
    John Cannady
    • May 10, 2020
    • 4 min

    Happy Mother's Day (Pandemic Edition)

    Well....here is another 'Happy Mother's Day' post that I am dedicated to my wife Ayren. However, this year's Mothers Day is not like any...
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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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    A hard conversation to have.....
    John Cannady
    • Apr 6, 2018
    • 5 min

    A hard conversation to have.....

    A few weeks ago driving Trey to school, we listen to a news report on the radio about Stephen Clark. The conversation went like this:...
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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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    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...
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    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
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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
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    Being alone for the weekend....
    John Cannady
    • Mar 5, 2017
    • 2 min

    Being alone for the weekend....

    So this weekend, Ayren and I had plans that would take us (her and the kids to NC and me to NYC) away from each other. Well, they ended...
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    Electronics and (my) kids
    John Cannady
    • Feb 28, 2017
    • 4 min

    Electronics and (my) kids

    I find myself more and more starting to sound like the 'old folks' that everybody laughs at. "You know, when I was growing up, I......'...
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    I have changed a lot since...
    John Cannady
    • Feb 21, 2017
    • 6 min

    I have changed a lot since...

    I remember it very vividly, it was Christmas 1985 when I got my first hip hop/rap tape for Christmas. My parents bought me the 'Krush...
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    Happy Valentine's Day to my girl Ayren
    John Cannady
    • Feb 14, 2017
    • 3 min

    Happy Valentine's Day to my girl Ayren

    So, its now Valentine's Day! I have to say that I am lucky to have had a Valentine for 17 years straight. Its funny that while Ayren and...
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    My Parents.
    John Cannady
    • Feb 12, 2017
    • 7 min

    My Parents.

    I knew that someday I would be a dad. I can't explain why, I just knew. And when I did, I wanted to be a dad like my father. When I was...
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