As a kid, I had a tremendous advantage. My parents had already raised seven kids so they didn’t have much willpower by the time I came around. I didn’t grow up without discipline, but it seems as if they simply gave up trying to maintain an advantage in certain areas of life. One of these […]
With more than a week to think about things, all I have to say is that I’m glad one of the worst days of the year has passed. I hate the first day of November. This has nothing to do with the beginning of fall or the impending end of football season. This dislike of […]
The middle school had a very important event last week. As part of some sort of Spirit Week, Bridget and the other kids had a chance to dress up for “80s Day” one day. Since Maria and I went to high school and college right in the meat of that decade, we got pretty excited. […]
I wish I possessed many different skills. I wish I had some true musical talent. I want to cook fanciful dishes. I dream of building some piece of furniture that blow people’s minds. But, most of all, I really wish I could fix my own car. I love my Saturn, even though General Motors kicked […]
I go through this at least once a year. For a variety of reasons, I decide I need to make changes to my workout regimen. Currently, I walk for about half an hour between two and five times a week. Everything depends on the weather and my schedule. I also have an old exercise bike […]
I distinctly remember where I was and what I was doing when I first realized I needed glasses. I don’t remember exactly when although I know it was near the end of third grade and before fourth, which would put it in 1977. But the location is unforgettable. I sat with my family in the […]
Life has its way of bringing conflict our way. That is pretty much one thing we can always count on whether we like it or not. Take, for example, the new remote control for our cable boxes. I really love new advances in technology. I might not always buy the new gadget or gizmo right […]
That special feeling has filled the air. The wind has an extra bite. Conversation around the office picks up. Weekends feel much more important. Football season has arrived, possibly my favorite part of the year. I follow a lot of sports, but football seems to take precedence more and more each year. Sure, I’m still […]
This has certainly been the summer of travel. Whether for work or fun or some combination of the two, I have visited the beach, New York, Washington, and Los Angeles in the past two months. I traveled to the last destination just last week for a conference, which luckily included a bunch of free time […]
Since we are getting closer to celebrating our 15th anniversary, it’s pretty obvious my wife and I are pretty compatible. We do have a lot of the same interests, but just enough different ones to give each of us an opportunity to have some alone time. But when we went on our recent trip to […]