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October 15, 2025

The Merits of Pain and Loss

I recently ran across a song I wrote when I found out we would be having twins. It's an incredibly cheesy poem, wherein I fantasize about all the fun adventures I'll be having with the twins: running around and rough-housing, the projects we'd work on together, the conversation's we'd have... the fun experiences I'd introduce them to.

Special Needs

July 14, 2020

The stuff you don’t see

It’s okay to hate some things. I don’t have to be happy about it to be happy. I can even be sad about it and still be happy.

March 12, 2020

Raising Kids Who Can Reason

I want my kids to be able to understand what they believe, and why. I want them to ask scary questions, and evaluate the answers. I want them to be able to think of truth as something beautiful, even when some truths are ugly. I want them to be able to accept that some truths can’t be known, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t still search for them.

Music

January 11, 2020

“Always Someone To Love” original song

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Music

January 11, 2020

“The Boy Grows” original song

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January 11, 2020

“Let It Be Love” original song

This is a song I wrote for my sons. If they learn nothing else, I hope they can learn this. CategoriesMeditative MusicTagsmusic

Family

August 3, 2017

Proud to be a Dad

My dad once said that when he became a new parent, he discovered a whole new capacity for love, like a new heart that he'd never used before, but had been saved just for this purpose. That's exactly what it's like.

August 5, 2016

Faith in Healing

A friend, who has been suffering from a painful illness for the past few years, was recently advised that healing had not yet come because of a lack of faith, and a lack of speaking as though the illness had already been cured. I was asked for my perspective on healing. It's a difficult topic, and one I struggle with myself sometimes, but here's what I've concluded: I absolutely believe in healing, because I absolutely believe in miracles.

Voice-Overs

June 28, 2016

Character voice-over for “Joker’s Asylum” and “The Penitentiary” escape rooms!

I got to do some character voices for two of the most difficult games at an escape room company in the Bay Area: A creepy, insane clown voice for a game called "Joker's Asylum," and a prisoner in "The Penitentiary."

Voice-Overs

February 5, 2016

Voice-over for Super Gnome and Left-Turn Otto

If you like really minimalistic controls and simple gameplay, you might enjoy these two games.

Voice-Overs

February 5, 2016

“Pixel Planets” game uses my voice!

Pixel Planets, is a fun, multiplayer world builder set in another galaxy. The developers at GameDigits, Ltd used my voice for the trailer, as well as for the short cartoon that introduces the first level.

Voice-Overs

February 5, 2016

Fisher-Price Toy Phone converted to an awesome smartphone– using my voice!

With a fairly steady flow of voice-over requests, I've been able to take part in some very unique projects. One of my all-time favorites involves this hack of a classic Fisher Price Talking Chatter Telephone.