We have certain traditions on my family’s annual beach vacation. We always have a cornhole tournament. One night features a crab feast. In recent years, we have added a scavenger hunt for the children in the family. This year, one of the irregular traditions I observe has returned. I got sunburn really bad, really fast. […]
I added a new folder to my Kindle a few months ago. I named it “Started and Hated.” So far I have moved two books in there, too stubborn to delete them, but eager to get them out of my main collection. “Page from a Tennessee Journal” almost ended up in that new folder. Something […]
This is my weekly column, but I have been writing on this issue for a few days over at www.livinginhanover.com. I remember going to see the musical during my sophomore year of high school. I don’t really remember why I went, but I will never forget how I watched guys I went to school with […]
Growing up, I used to think the phrase “you’d lose your head if it wasn’t attached” was developed just for me. That’s how often my mother said it to me. I can’t imagine what she’d say to me now if she were still alive. I lost my iPod last week. As the time neared to […]
Some recent weddings in my family produced some embarassment for me. I’m not talking about making a fool out of myself on the dance floor because I have enough company in that area. I have had, for lack of a better term, wardrobe malfunctions prior to the ceremony. Six years ago, I realized I brought […]
I have had a good Father’s Day. I got a nice present from my daughter. My wife made an amazing breakfast for me. Later today, my father-in-law will come by for a visit. All in all, pretty good. Sure, I have a new case of pink eye, but I can handle that. After all, it’s […]
I have a complicated relationship with technology. Whenever something new comes out, I really, really want it. I inherited that trait from my late father. But over the years a few factors – namely reality and my wife’s love of thrift – have taught me the difference between wanting something and needing something. I have […]
I sat down last night to do something I really didn’t want to do, but felt I had to: order the pay-per-view broadcast of the U.S. soccer team’s World Cup qualifier in Guatemala. The game was only available that way because of the rules which give the home team all television rights. The Guatemalan federation […]
Four years ago today, I faced one of the most important professional days in my life. I had to prepare for an event on June 12 which had to go perfectly. All the stress of that reality, however, gave way to something else. I had tickets to see R.E.M. the night before my big day. […]
A little more than a month ago, I made a big change in my routine. I cancelled my subscription to Sirius XM and switched to pretty much podcasts only for my daily commute. In reality, the change was not that drastic because I had slowly drifted away from satellite radio into podcasts over the past […]