Children & Family
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Spies, Friends, and Fitness (Part I)
My friend Alex rocking his baby to sleep (photo credit: Alex VanHouten, founder of DefiningDadBod.com) Greetings Everyday Spy, In the history of awkward conversation starters,...
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3 CIA Travel Tips for Minimalist Packing
Greetings Everyday Spy, I was recently on an international call with my buddy Bret from Baltimore. Bret is a good dude working full-tilt to grow...
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An Open Letter to CIA Officer Amaryllis Fox
Greetings Amaryllis, I’ve been seeing your name a lot these days. Between Google’s algorithms, Apple’s PR people, and US media outlets, you are popping up...
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#SPYHACK: CODEWORDS
Greetings Everyday Spy, Welcome to your newest #SpyHACK! Over the last year, my children have become very comfortable living in hotels. I remember thinking of...
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Beating Back Bullies
Greetings Everyday Spy, Three years after leaving CIA, my (growing) family of three had settled into a comfortable life in southern Florida. My wife and...
Spies, Friends, and Fitness (Part I)
My friend Alex rocking his baby to sleep (photo credit: Alex VanHouten, founder of DefiningDadBod.com) Greetings Everyday Spy, In the history of awkward conversation starters, I’ve discovered a surprisingly terrible ice-breaker… “Hi. I’m Andy. I am a former CIA spy.” You would think a statement like this would trigger immediate interest, right!? It doesn’t. A […]
3 CIA Travel Tips for Minimalist Packing
Greetings Everyday Spy, I was recently on an international call with my buddy Bret from Baltimore. Bret is a good dude working full-tilt to grow business and family. At least once a month, my son asks if we can go back to Baltimore to visit ‘Mr. Bret’s house.’ He loves Bret’s man-cave (long ago turned […]
An Open Letter to CIA Officer Amaryllis Fox
Greetings Amaryllis, I’ve been seeing your name a lot these days. Between Google’s algorithms, Apple’s PR people, and US media outlets, you are popping up everywhere! You look happy, confident, and successful. Well done. I don’t think we met while we were at the Agency together. Not unless we crossed paths getting coffee or burnt […]
#SPYHACK: CODEWORDS
Greetings Everyday Spy, Welcome to your newest #SpyHACK! Over the last year, my children have become very comfortable living in hotels. I remember thinking of hotels as exotic destinations when I was a kid. Summer vacations to visit family in Indiana or Maryland were torture except for one thing – the Best Western hotel we […]