As we drove to my in-law’s for Mother’s Day, Maria flipped around the radio to find something she wanted to hear. At one point, she got frustrated. “What is this, Stevie Nicks Day?” I should have sympathized her because we kept finding bad songs. There was only one problem – none of them were by […]
For a few moments, I felt as if I had lost a child. I came home from work on Monday to an empty house. I had to stay late for an event at work, so Maria took Bridget with her to the PTO meeting. I figured I would cook myself a small dinner, plop myself […]
I remember when I bought my first cell phone. Maria was pregnant with Bridget, and I was working in downtown Baltimore. Just in case the kid decided to come at an inopportune time, she needed a way to get in touch with me. So I headed off to the mall and picked out something cool, […]
Normally, I have no problem entertaining myself with the many cable channels we get. For some reason the other day, I decided to explore some of the extras that come along with our Tivo. They had some special feature featuring music videos which I checked out. I didn’t have a lot of interest in a […]
I had to travel for work this week. I don’t get to do it often so I didn’t really mind leaving my wife and daughter behind for two nights. Besides, I got to stay in a hotel room all by myself. I don’t know why I get such a kick out of having my own […]
When I started looking at colleges a bunch of years ago, I wanted a place where I could wrestle, use my writing skills and set myself up for a job after graduation. I also one other very important criteria – distance. I wanted to move as far from Baltimore as I could. That’s not entirely […]
I try not to let too many rules run my life. I am somewhat set in my ways, but I like adapting to new situations as they present themselves. I knew a lot of that would change when we started a family almost eight years ago. I had to watch my language in the house. […]
The culinary world suffered a big loss the other day. Herb Peterson, the man who invented the Egg McMuffin, died. In 1972, Peterson changed life as we know it by deciding that you could have a sandwich for breakfast. The greatest ideas seem so simple. I didn’t plan on writing a tribute to Herb Peterson […]
Daylight Savings Time started on a very bad weekend for us. We had an morning commitment on Sunday, which meant we had to get up earlier than usual the day after we lost an hour of sleep. To try and help everyone get through the day, I suggested a trip for coffee and donuts after […]
I went to work one day a few weeks ago in a Maria-approved outfit. I don’t always have my wife sign off on what I wear, but this particular shirt and tie combination worried me the first time I wore it, so I got her OK. I had worn the same thing a bunch of […]