The topic of older technology comes up in our house once in a while. That usually leads to my daughter laughing. But one thing from a bygone era which does not result in chuckling is the many ways you can make popcorn. One of our family traditions revolves around making popcorn when we settle in […]
I approached my wife with a little trepidation. I don’t know why. I should have no worries asking her about the fun things I want to do. We understand that parts of our personality differ so we might each want to strike out on our own at times. This works out for me both ways. […]
I have had the good fortune to take some really cool trips in my life. When I think back over them, one stands out in particular. In 1984, I went to Los Angeles with two of my brothers to see the Olympics. Back then, a 16-year-old had a chance to get pretty good Olympic tickets […]
Like with most things, I discovered the news from my friends online. I don’t know whether I first saw the announcement on Twitter or Facebook, but I learned Earl Weaver had died when I checked in to see if anyone had posted any funny pictures while I was busy. I try not to get caught […]
Within the first week or so of buying my car, I had to fly to Ohio for a friend’s wedding. I drove to the Harrisburg airport for my departing flight, gripping my steering wheel as if my life depended on it as tractor-trailers moved by me in a pouring rain. I wanted that car to […]
I knew the sound the moment I heard it. Unfortunately, I have experience in this area and started to think about the potential fallout. The problem was, this all happened while I was in the midst of officiating a youth wrestling event, and I really had no chance to react or even fully assess the […]
Growing up. I had a conflicted vision of my own intelligence. I placed into the higher levels of classes in school, but felt really intimidated by my siblings’ academic accomplishments. I guess that’s natural for the youngest in a big family. As I got older, I managed to feel comfortable with my smarts and realized […]
On Christmas morning, I tried to keep everything as normal as possible. We get up, open presents and enjoy our annual treat of mini powdered donuts. But, at some point, I may have wanted to sneak off to each room in the house to see if I missed a special present. My wife would never […]
Normally I don’t like to turn down a reason to spend a couple of days in my sweatpants watching television, but I could have done without the fever. I needed to take a couple of days off from work recently when some virus knocked me down. The whole thing started as an annoying cough with […]
I deservedly earned a reputation for not paying attention to the little things early in life. I hate to think of how much money my mother spent on winter gloves and hats to replace the ones I lost. I didn’t mean to lose them. I just didn’t always pay attention to what I did with […]