As a parent, one of the milestones your kids reach is the ability to drive. Sure it has its pros and cons. On the pro side, there is the flexibility it gives a family. The kids can now take themselves to their various practices, events, or get together s at their friends’ homes without Mom or Dad being part of their transportation network. On the con side there is the increased insurance costs and parental worry that they will come…
“Hot enough for ya?” Good Lord, if I hear someone start up a conversation this way one more time in the next few days, I might just end up in a mugshot. Yes, it’s warm. Yes it’s muggy. I get it. Let’s move on. People often ask me what it was like living in Florida. Well, congratulations, because from about mid-April to late-October, this was it. Stifling heat, high humidity, and that wonderfully comfortable film of sticky sweat on all…
As an adult, I’ll admit that my eating habits are not something I’d recommend that other people use as “model behavior”. Other than the dinners I cook for my family on most weeknights, you’re just as likely to find me standing at the sink, blankly staring out of the kitchen window as I scarf down some leftover from the refrigerator that didn’t stink or walk out of the crisper on its own. Over the years, I have to admit that…
No new post this week, as I’ve been on some much needed downtime with family, doing college prep with my oldest daughter, and getting ready for my new job. I’ll be back next week with new musings, thoughts, and observations on the world of food, travel, and my close encounters with everyday life. See you next week!
Since I’m now officially “between jobs” (my new position doesn’t start until July 9th), I recently had the chance to do something I’ve not done in quite a while. I finished up all of my yard work, it was early on a Sunday afternoon, the day was hot and muggy, and I had nowhere to go on Monday morning. After a refreshing shower to get off the yard stank, it was time to walk down to the corner liquor store…
I was sitting in my back yard one evening this past week, tiki torches lit and providing a soft glow to my patio – fireflies slowly rising from the lawn, and I couldn’t help but wax nostalgic about summers gone by. As a kid growing up (many moons ago), summer was the one of the best times of the year. Free from the shackles of school until September, the long, lazy days were a wonderland of childhood imagination, play, and…
It’s funny how life works sometimes. You search high and low to try to accomplish something or complete a specific task, and yet it somehow eludes you. So close – but just out of reach. If you’ve followed my blog over the years, you know that my employment background has been less than stable over the past three years. As a quick refresher, I was unceremoniously exited from the world of IT in 2016, my position with IBM being off-shored…
In case you didn’t know it, Father’s Day is coming up on June 16th. I know for many of you who are not fathers, this generally comes as a surprise – as it appears that other than Hallmark, Home Depot, or Lowe’s, most people don’t think about what to do for dear ‘ol Dad until late in the evening on June 15th. Don’t fool yourselves – we Dads know what’s up. Now Father’s Day is much different from Mother’s Day. …
There was a time long ago – as a young man, when I would watch all of those MTV videos of male rock stars dancing and singing amongst scantily-clad women (Van Halen’s “Hot For Teacher” comes to mind for some reason as a perfect example) and I would say to myself, “one day, I’m going to live in a house full of women.” Be careful what you wish for. Like some demented genie or cursed monkey’s paw, fate has granted…
It’s graduation season – and this year, my oldest daughter is joining the ranks of those wide-eyed teens who will be walking across the stage in gyms, auditoriums, and theaters across the country, ending one chapter of her life and looking forward to her next adventure. It’s hard to believe that the time has gone by so fast. As parents, my wife and I have tried to instill our accumulated life lessons, ethics, and values into our kids. One can…