This is an old picture of my son. He was around 18 mos. at the time (he is 8 now). I think it is one of the best pictures I’ve ever taken.

I found myself being ready for work extremely early a few weeks ago. I had nothing left to do but sit and wait for 7:30 to roll around so I could take my son to school. He himself was ready early too. So we sat and watched the Pokemon cartoon for a little bit.
My son [...]

I have many childhood memories which don’t seem to make any sense, or seem like they might be pure fantasy. There is one in particular I would like to share with you. I promise, I’ll divulge the reason why later. I will also preface this with this little bit of information: If a day, [...]

I few months ago a co-worker came up to me and asked me if I could help him with his "Bearded Dragon".
I politely told him that I was flattered, but that I did not "swing" that way.
…..apparently, the Bearded Dragon he was referring to was his son’s pet lizard and he needed my help to [...]

My son had a project this week regarding courage. His task was to bring something to school that, to him, signified courage. He and my wife scoured the Internet, read books, and taxed their brains for something that struck his fancy.
Harriet Tubman’s name was mentioned, as was a book entitled “
Follow the drinking gourd“, [...]

Hot on the heels of my “
If only” post. There’s good in the world too.
John Drake is actually doing great things with his life, money, and influence. My family has known about the
Lingap Center project for a few years as we and John have mutual friends. Because of his small staff and group of [...]

More times than I care to remember I have read horrific news articles regarding parents hurting their children in ways, and for reasons, that I cannot even comprehend. It has gotten to the point that I don’t even want to read, hear, or watch the news anymore. I know that these occasions are usually cause [...]

Friday: It snowed 8″-12″ in this part of the world.
Sunday: = Easter
Monday: A co-worker told me a stray cat had wandered around his house and left tracks in the new snow. His kid woke up on Sunday morning, saw the tracks, and got excited that the Easter Bunny had been right under his window.
Precious.