Our little ingrate has grown up. Unfortunately.
As the holidays approach, I’m happy to report that our formerly two year-old ingrate, now three years older, handles less-than-satisfying gift giving situations much better today. It’s good news, but…
Resolution update: November 2014
In an effort to hold myself accountable, I post a list my New Year’s resolutions at the beginning of each month, along with their progress (or lack thereof). With one…
Apples are possibly the least relevant part of apple picking
Sometimes I think that the sole purpose of our annual apple picking adventure is the apple picking photographs that we bring home.
My 1992-1994 culture gap: Two years without television, movies, or music
If you haven’t heard, Twin Peaks is returning to television. For me, it will be my first chance to watch the show. Though I was alive and well when the…
I was once a bank teller, waiting on Mark Wahlberg, writing sonnets, and battling my idiot manager.
Among the many jobs I have held over the course of my life, I once worked as a teller at South Shore Bank in Randolph, Massachusetts, where I frequently staffed…
The stuff of my wife’s childhood is alive and well in the hands of our children, and I’m so jealous.
I tease my wife’s parents for their inability to throw anything away. Their basement is filled with artifacts from decades long since gone. And while it’s true that they are…
A Christmas Story, brought to life through animatronics and a lot of love
On a recent trip to Indiana, I spent some time in Hammond, the hometown of Jean Shepherd, the writer and narrator of A Christmas Story. The person most responsible for…
One more thing to be thankful for on this Thanksgiving Day
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Canned, jellied cranberry sauce will not go the way of the dodo (or the Twinkie) if I have anything to say about it.
For the lovers of canned, jellied cranberry sauce, here’s some terrifying news: It would appear that this Thanksgiving Day staple is on the decline. When I went to the grocery…
18 reasons for me to be thankful on Thanksgiving 2014
1. My children, who are my greatest blessing in life. I find joy in everything that they do. Many people warned me about how difficult parenting would be. They were…
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