Every once in a while, life taps you on the shoulder and says, “Hey… pay attention to this part.” The last three or four months have been full of those moments. For Christmas, my daughter Kate—20 at the time—gave me a gift she could barely contain her excitement over. And when she told me it … Continue reading On a Serious Note:
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Three’s Company
I’m not sure, but I think I saw something like this on Three’s Company. You know the sitcom from the 70s and 80s where the three roommates (2 girls and 1 guy) got in all these mixups and misunderstandings? Well, maybe this doesn’t fall into the sitcom world, but it does fall into the blog … Continue reading Three’s Company
All These Years
Santa Claus ….. The Easter Bunny ….. The Tooth Fairy …. See, these are plausible. Believable even. As a young boy growing up in the 60s and 70s, I was raised in a culture to believe in things that I couldn’t understand. But I knew it. I just knew it. If Santa Claus didn’t exist … Continue reading All These Years
Music Matters
You hear a song and it immediately brings back memories. I have several songs like that. I remember the first time I heard Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit”. I remember where I was. I was at work and one of my co-workers couldn’t wait to play me this song on a CD he just bought. … Continue reading Music Matters
‘Twas The Night Before Christmas Break Was Over
Of all the things I’ve written, all the worthless nonsense and all the crazy ideas, I rather like this one. I wrote it years ago, many years ago, when my daughters, you know them by now, Kate and Charlotte, as you are regular readers of my blog (AREN’T YOU !?!?!?), were still young and in … Continue reading ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas Break Was Over
“That’s Just Unconscious Knowledge”
And if you know what song that is from, pat yourself on the back and give yourself +1 pt One of the things I do, is I try to enrich people’s lives with random knowledge. After all, you never know when Jeopardy might be calling, and you want to be prepared. We all know that … Continue reading “That’s Just Unconscious Knowledge”
From Joy To …..
What joy !!! “Happy Happy Joy Joy” – right? You ever have that moment when you had an unexpected joy? But then – BAM !!! Joy is snatched away and replaced with disappointment. But, seriously, now that I’m sitting here typing this out, I’d have to say that the disappointment should have been expected. Now, … Continue reading From Joy To …..
My Take on Life and Events 