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About the Blog
This is a place to collect my thoughts on food, board games, life, and everything in between. The blog has become my personal version of social media, as I no longer share very much on the sites where I still have an active account. Currently I'm committed to at least one monthly post in the form of a wrap-up that covers the previous month's happenings. Hopefully you'll find something useful here and if not, you'll at least learn more about me.

About Me
I'm a father, husband, baker, eater, writer, blogger, board game player...well I'm a lot of things. I'm not sure I do any of those things particularly well, but I try to get better every day. I currently live in Delaware with my wife, Christine, and our three children: Grace, Benjamin, & James. We also host two mischievous cats, Atreyu & Fatbert.

Professionally, I currently serve as the Primary Care Office Director for the Delaware Division of Public Health. My work is centered around expanding access to health care for all Delawareans. I've held various roles within Public Health over the last 12 years and plan to work for the State government for the remainder of my working years.

 I have a history of blogging about food mostly. Syracuse Sandwich was a blog where I reviewed a bunch of different sandwiches throughout Syracuse and the surrounding suburbs when we lived there. Dan in the Kitchen followed my trials and tribulations in the kitchen, while also writing reviews of local restaurants.

I designed a bunch of board games, mostly free to print and play. Now I just spend time playing board games with family and friends. Please join the Kent County (DE) Board Game Group Facebook group and join us to play.

Contact Me
If you want to contact me for any reason, feel free to send me an email. You can also follow me on X or Bluesky.

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