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I took the National Mall Challenge

Posted on March 15, 2020April 15, 2020 by Matt Todd

When I arrived in Washington DC for the Dad 2.0 Summit, I had about six hours to kill before I

Family Selfie at Universal's Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Allow me to (re)introduce myself

Posted on February 28, 2020July 2, 2020 by Matt Todd

If this is your first time visiting Life in the Fishbowl, welcome! We could have met at the Dad 2.0

A few reflections after Mom’s funeral

Posted on February 23, 2020April 30, 2020 by Matt Todd

We held Mom’s funeral not too long ago. While I can’t say it was a real surprise – she’d been

The Great Carrots Incident of 2001

Posted on January 29, 2020April 30, 2020 by Matt Todd

I have a strong dislike for pureed carrots baby food. Mihret’s Baby Food Challenge brought it all back to me.

Christmas family photo in Gatlinburg 2019

Our Tennessee Christmas in Gatlinburg

Posted on January 19, 2020April 15, 2020 by Matt Todd

Our family returned to the Smoky Mountains for a Tennessee Christmas this year. It made a memorable 2019 even more amazing.

Dear 2019, thanks for the memories!

Posted on January 1, 2020April 15, 2020 by Matt Todd

I know I say it a lot, but this time I mean it more than almost any other time I’ve

9 lines I love to quote from Star Wars

Posted on December 12, 2019April 15, 2020 by Matt Todd

It’s not uncommon that I find myself using quotes from Star Wars in everyday conversation. In order to help you understand me, here’s 9 quotes I frequently use.

“We choose to go to the moon.” And they did.

Posted on July 20, 2019December 2, 2019 by Matt Todd

“But why, some say, the Moon? Why choose this as our goal? And they may well ask, why climb the

Thank God it’s Monday. Seriously.

Posted on January 7, 2019January 7, 2019 by Matt Todd

I see the memes come around every Sunday night. They usually look something like this… via GIPHY I admit

That’s a lot of clothes

Posted on February 14, 2016March 17, 2016 by Matt Todd

While visiting the compound where Weldu lived before we brought him home, I was struck by how many clothes were