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I’ve been in a bit of a winter slump lately. I haven’t felt depressed or hopeless, just sort of melancholy and bored. I knew I should start paying some more attention to my mental state on Groundhog Day—when Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, predicting six more weeks of winter, I got so irritated with old Phil that I told Monty …

In our house, when we have something important to discuss, we have a family meeting. Today, Carrick called a family meeting. And this is how it went. Mackin: My dad isn’t here! I think we should wait. Me: He’s working right now.  And he’ll probably work late. Carrick: But he already did that yesterday! Me: Well, he’s working again so …