Lyric Problems: Rachel Platten’s “I’ll Stand By You”
Rachel Platten is a popular female soloist who is best known for her anthem Fight Song but also for her almost equally popular I'll Stand By You. I like I'll…
Someone wrote a song about me! About me!
Spotify recently added podcasts to its offerings. Wondering if my podcast, Boy vs. Girl, had been added, I asked Alexa, our Amazon Echo, to play Boy vs. Girl.She told me that…
A Trump supporter has found his bridge-too-far, and it’s pathetic
Former NFL head coach turned television analyst Rex Ryan was on ESPN's pregame show on Sunday. Ryan was a vocal Trump supporter during the election, going so far as to…
Practice makes perfect
While Elysha and I were at the Patriots game on Sunday, our children spent the day with friends. Part of that day was also spent at a classmate's birthday party. As…
Would I ever take a knee in protest during the national anthem?
I was pulled over by a police officer last week. I was driving 53 MPH in a 40 MPH zone.Honestly, I had no idea that I was speeding. It was…
My favorite piece of paper
Elysha and I attended yesterday's Patriots game at Gillette Stadium. It was her first game in years, and she picked a good one.With less than 2:30 on the clock and…
Republicans don’t read The Bible
Last month, the Republican Congress sought to repeal ObamaCare, slash Medicaid, and strip more than 35 million Americans of their vital healthcare.They came one vote away from achieving that goal. This…
Never call it a “side hustle.”
I have long been an advocate of dedicating a small percentage of your free time to developing your next possible career. Whether this is painting or poetry or poker, you…
Lyric Problems: Van Halen’s “Jump”
"Lyric Problems" is a new, reoccurring segment on this blog in which I point out a serious problem in a set of well known lyrics.Today I'm talking about Van Halen's…
For the first time in his life, my son cried because of a book.
I read The Giving Tree to Charlie, my five year old son, last night for the first time. It was incredible. He sat quietly beside me on the bed as the boy and…
