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James McLaughlin is perpetually single (fellas?!) and enjoys various Neolithic pastimes such as digging, stacking, and light animal husbandry. He is a regular contributor to And Baby Magazine and also irregularly posts stuff at bird.typepad.com.
Family BBQs can be great summer fun, until someone finds a dead body under the back porch. Then it’s time to bust out the cedar chips. James McLaughlin brings us a story of lawn maintenance, abusive parenting, and hot Marines.