--- title: "Family" description: "The family category is a personal category that includes non-tech-comm-related posts; instead, I write about family-related topics and events. This category is intended more like a personal journal related to..." canonical_url: https://idratherbewriting.com/category-family/index.html --- > For AI agents: a documentation index is available at https://idratherbewriting.com/llms.txt. Markdown versions of all pages are available by appending .md to any page URL. # Family The family category is a personal category that includes non-tech-comm-related posts; instead, I write about family-related topics and events. This category is intended more like a personal journal related to family. The following content is in the **family** category: #### [Obituary for my dad - David Tait Johnson, 1935 - 2018](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/obituary-for-my-dad-1935-2018/) | Dec 26, 2018 #### [Biking down Coyote Creek Trail](https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/12/10/biking-reviving-family-posts/) | Dec 10, 2017 #### [Shannon got into Stanford's MA Liberal Arts program](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/03/13/shannon-got-into-stanford/) | Mar 13, 2016 #### [Selling Girl Scout cookies](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/03/13/selling-girl-scout-cookies/) | Mar 13, 2016 #### [My daughter published a real video game through "Girls Make Games" camp](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/06/17/girls-make-games-the-hole-story/) | Jun 17, 2015 #### [Why no one stopped by my technical writing booth at career fair day](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/05/31/realizations-from-career-fair-what-i-lost/) | May 31, 2015 #### [Free from limitations and imaginary lines](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/12/04/free-from-limitations-and-imaginary-lines/) | Dec 4, 2014 #### [Crystal Springs Reservoir ride, and other details](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/11/09/crystal-springs-reservoir-ride-and-other-details/) | Nov 9, 2014 #### [Celebrating Lucy and her timeline](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/10/28/celebrating-lucy-and-her-timeline/) | Oct 28, 2014 #### [Santa Clara to San Carlos bike ride](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/10/26/santa-clara-to-san-carlos-bike-ride/) | Oct 26, 2014 #### [San Francisco city-to-ferry loop bicycle ride](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/10/19/san-francisco-city-to-ferry-loop-bicycle-ride/) | Oct 19, 2014 #### [Biking trip to Yosemite](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/10/16/biking-trip-to-yosemite/) | Oct 16, 2014 #### [Natural Bridges](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/09/28/natural-bridges/) | Sep 28, 2014 #### [Maisie's peak and more](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/09/28/maisies-peak-and-more/) | Sep 28, 2014 #### [Two months after leaving the church -- an update](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/03/16/two-months-after-leaving-the-church-an-update/) | Mar 16, 2014 #### [Why I left the Mormon church](https://idratherbewriting.com/why-i-left-the-mormon-church/) | Jan 16, 2014 #### [The Bug Badge](https://idratherbewriting.com/2013/11/17/the-bug-badge/) | Nov 17, 2013 #### [Girl Scouts Painting and Comic Art Badges](https://idratherbewriting.com/2013/01/13/girl-scouts-painting-and-comic-art-badges/) | Jan 13, 2013 #### [Discovering Girl Scouts](https://idratherbewriting.com/2013/01/13/discovering-girl-scouts/) | Jan 13, 2013 #### [First Day of School](https://idratherbewriting.com/2012/09/02/first-day-of-school/) | Sep 2, 2012 #### [Summer Is Over, School Begins Again](https://idratherbewriting.com/2012/08/20/summer-is-over-school-begins-again/) | Aug 20, 2012 #### [A Love Affair with Grapefruit](https://idratherbewriting.com/2012/04/15/a-love-affair-with-grapefruit/) | Apr 15, 2012 #### [What I Like About Grandpa](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/12/14/what-i-like-about-grandpa/) | Dec 14, 2011 #### [Grandpa Reading Runaway Bunny](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/12/14/grandpa-reading-runaway-bunny/) | Dec 14, 2011 #### [Buffalo on Antelope Island](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/12/14/buffalo-on-antelope-island/) | Dec 14, 2011 #### [Hanging Out at Home](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/12/14/hanging-out-at-home/) | Dec 14, 2011 #### [Sitting Around at Home](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/12/14/sitting-around-at-home/) | Dec 14, 2011 #### [Kids Singing](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/12/14/kids-singing/) | Dec 14, 2011 #### [Counting Calories](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/12/11/counting-calories/) | Dec 11, 2011 #### [How Avery Got Earrings](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/12/11/how-avery-got-earrings/) | Dec 11, 2011 #### [Grandma Nana Comes to Visit](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/12/11/grandma-nana-comes-to-visit/) | Dec 11, 2011 #### [We Moved Downstairs](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/12/11/we-moved-downstairs/) | Dec 11, 2011 #### [King Size Bed Fits Four](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/12/11/king-size-bed-fits-four/) | Dec 11, 2011 #### [Regret Over a Missed Career in Astronomy](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/11/27/regret-over-a-missed-career-in-astronomy/) | Nov 27, 2011 #### [Discovering Antelope Island](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/11/27/discovering-antelope-island/) | Nov 27, 2011 #### [Reading Mistborn](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/11/27/reading-mistborn/) | Nov 27, 2011 #### [Cooking Tamales](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/11/27/cooking-tamales/) | Nov 27, 2011 #### [Recordings of Fathers Blessings](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/09/27/fathers-blessings-august-2011/) | Sep 27, 2011 #### [Stewart Falls: One Last Outing Before Summer Ends](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/08/21/stewart-falls-one-last-outing-before-summer-ends/) | Aug 21, 2011 #### [How Swimming Has Changed](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/08/19/how-swimming-has-changed/) | Aug 19, 2011 #### [Storm Returns Home](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/08/18/storm-returns-home/) | Aug 18, 2011 #### [The Big Hill](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/08/17/the-big-hill/) | Aug 17, 2011 #### [Windy Night and a Stray Cat](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/08/14/windy-night-and-a-stray-cat/) | Aug 14, 2011 #### [Sidewalk Chalk at Thanksgiving Point Gardens](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/08/09/sidewalk-chalk-at-thanksgiving-point-gardens/) | Aug 9, 2011 #### [Swimming at the Lehi Legacy Center](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/07/31/swimming-at-the-lehi-legacy-center/) | Jul 31, 2011 #### [Thanksgiving Point Gardens Outing](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/07/26/thanksgiving-point-gardens-outing/) | Jul 26, 2011 #### [Thinking More About Family](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/07/25/thinking-more-about-family/) | Jul 25, 2011 #### [Our Spring View Farms Trail Adventure](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/07/24/our-spring-view-farms-trail-adventure/) | Jul 24, 2011 #### [Up and Down Directions](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/07/24/directions/) | Jul 24, 2011 #### [I want to be a spy ....](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/06/26/i-want-to-be-a-spy/) | Jun 26, 2011 #### [On Prayer](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/06/22/on-prayer/) | Jun 22, 2011 #### [On telling real stories](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/06/21/on-telling-real-stories/) | Jun 21, 2011 #### [Making Up Stories](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/05/30/making-up-stories/) | May 30, 2011 #### [The Moment](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/05/30/the-moment/) | May 30, 2011 #### [The Butterfly Paths](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/05/02/the-butterfly-paths/) | May 2, 2011 #### [Saratoga Hot Springs](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/05/01/saratoga-hot-springs/) | May 1, 2011 #### [Cedar Fort cemetery](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/04/28/cedar-fort-cemetary/) | Apr 28, 2011 #### [My Review of the Old Testament (really)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/01/05/my-review-of-the-old-testament-really/) | Jan 5, 2011 #### [Replaceability](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/07/19/replaceability/) | Jul 19, 2010 #### [Generation B - Mr. Mom, Father's Day Edition - NYTimes.com](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/06/22/generation-b-mr-mom-fathers-day-edition-nytimes-com/) | Jun 22, 2009 #### [The Wind and A Lot of Thoughts About Pessimism and Optimism](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/04/21/philosophy-of-the-wind/) | Apr 21, 2009 #### [Like Father, Like Daughter](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/10/13/like-father-like-daughter/) | Oct 13, 2008 #### [A blogging family](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/02/25/a-blogging-family/) | Feb 25, 2008 #### [Grasshoppers that Look Like Aliens](https://idratherbewriting.com/2007/07/31/grasshoppers-that-look-like-aliens/) | Jul 31, 2007 #### [Four-Wheeling in the Wasatch Front](https://idratherbewriting.com/2007/07/21/four-wheeling-in-the-wasatch-front/) | Jul 21, 2007 #### [Evening Fishing at the North Pier](https://idratherbewriting.com/2007/07/07/evening-fishing-at-the-north-pier/) | Jul 7, 2007 #### [Lucy Smiles for the Camera -- Funny Photo](https://idratherbewriting.com/2007/06/21/lucy-smiles-for-the-camera-funny-photo/) | Jun 21, 2007 #### [Special Father's Day Post: Description of My Dad](https://idratherbewriting.com/2007/06/18/special-fathers-day-post-description-of-my-dad/) | Jun 18, 2007