Chiggers and Things That Go Bump in the Woods
For the uninitiated, chiggers are microscopic red bugs that emerged from the valleys and hollers of Appalachia that were flooded by the TVA. They’re still angry about The New Deal.
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Renaissance Dad: SunRunner Isn’t Just a Bus
Renaissance Dad columnist Jon Kile tells readers why he loves the new SunRunner.
Renaissance Dad: More Cracker Barrel, Less Coachella
Jon Kile caught COVID-19 while camping in the Catskills. How does it work in a camper when one of the four people living in it catch COVID-19? They were about to find out.
Renaissance Dad: Keeping Kids Off the Internet?
As a parent, Jon Kile writes, we can only hope to raise kids who make smart decisions when we aren’t looking and keep them from following a Kardashian into a cult. Here’s what he found his kids watching on their phones.
Renaissance Dad: Found a Peanut
This week, Jon Kile talks about his son’s love affair with (pricey) boiled peanuts.
Renaissance Dad: Teach a Kid to Fish
Stay-at-home dad Jon Kile knows that if you teach a kid to fish, eventually they will entertain themselves.
Renaissance Dad: Go Out and Play
As a parent I’ve noticed something strange and exciting as the pandemic has worn on. Children roaming, unfettered, in the streets.
Renaissance Dad: They Learn from Us
Kids say the darnedest things. Columnist Jon Kile shares the woes of parenting sometimes-too-honest kids in a pandemic election season.
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Local parent Jon Kile writes about schooling in a pandemic, dealing with a really bad medical diagnosis and fun family escapades.
