Gratitude journal: Orthotics
Tonight I am grateful for orthotics, the seemingly innocuous insoles that were inserted into my sneakers by a podiatrist. They changed my life. Within a day of donning them, the…
Four tiny bites of carrot ruined my night.
I’m annoyed with my daughter tonight. Had she eaten four tiny pieces of carrot, she could ended dinner with a delicious black and white cookie, straight from William Greenberg Desserts…
An end to the ritual of the funeral processional, at least for me
Far be it for me to attempt to eliminate something as solemn and traditional as the funeral procession from the burial traditions of the deceased. I mean, if someone requested…
Punishing my daughter and punishing myself
After refusing to allow us to change her diaper and put her in her pajamas, my wife and I picked up our daughter, plopped her in her crib, said goodnight,…
Gratitude journal: Wife
Tonight I am grateful for my wife, who turned to me about an hour ago and asked if I was planning on going to the Super Bowl if the Patriots…
Sharing stinks
I’m working on a children’s picture book entitled SHARING STINKS. Want to know where I got my inspiration? Watch this:
Defying the odds, the most unlikely delivery ever, and burning Tebow in effigy
Highlights from the Patriots 45-10 victory over the Denver Broncos: My friend, Eddie, purchased a random ticket for the game while still in Norway and then flew into the US…
Gratitude journal: Engaged readers
Tonight I am thankful for the readers who genuinely look forward to the words that I write here. At a party on Friday night, a friend expressed her enjoyment for…
Fruit salad
My daughter learned how to make fruit salad in school last week. Not bad, huh? She’s only two-years old. Come to think of it, I don’t think I’ve ever made…
I can’t identify a Kardashian because I look away.
I told a friend that I ended 2011 still unable to pick a Kardashian out of a lineup. She didn’t believe me. In my younger days, I might have tried…
