Yes, I’ve written about my father previously, but this beautiful breezy brisk Autumn Day reminds me of time spent with my dad. We rarely filled the room with long conversation, but we shared a love of sport and in the fall that meant football. Dad would settle into his easy chair, I in my spot on [...]
In my dating life, I’ve relied on chance meetings or friend’s introduction, but in reflecting upon this methodology I must admit it hasn’t panned out—at least for me. I lay blame on no one as I had to grow up in many ways, but I also didn’t want to tread a new path to find myself [...]
As fathers and grandfathers have done for centuries I do today—I wonder how the years have passed one on one on one. How a boy peddling bike or making first football team is now a man holding a woman’s hand. How a girl in princess costume watching “Say Yes To The Dress” now wears one and [...]
Since starting my blog I’ve replied many times to all who have sent so many nice comments my way, but I decided to write a thank you note as well. When I first started posting, I didn’t know if anyone would find my little corner, quietly tucked away on the vast and complicated internet. I had [...]
I have approached what I classify as mundane tasks with various degrees of energy as I’ve journeyed through life. Though if honest, overall, I would give myself a low grade for attitude, as trivial labors tended to annoy me. Adjectives like mundane and trivial demand example—washing dishes, washing clothes, brushing teeth, dusting, vacuuming, ironing, cleaning vehicle, [...]
Some years ago, I traveled to China on business. I was there to see that a cut and sew program my company was initiating got off on the right foot. In total I was on the mainland for three weeks. The company for which I worked permitted me to invite my girlfriend on trip if I [...]
My parents were careful in monitoring what my brother, sister and I observed on television, yet on Saturday afternoons we watched horror flicks. They were also broadcast on Friday and Saturday evenings, but we were sent to bed before they aired. Mom and dad were busy people, and I don’t believe they were aware how intense [...]
A divorced dad, I would meet my ex midway between residences to exchange our little ones—two girls. It was an hour to and from the rendezvous point and I would frequently tell stories to make the trip pass. The tales told were of magic places with creatures of all sorts; leprechauns, fairies, pixies, ghosts, and such. [...]
When a boy, I helped my father with household projects—I liked being with him and enjoyed discovering how things worked. Yet very young, I had much to learn of the trades practiced by plumber, carpenter, electrician, and so on. I seemed to emerge from womb with a patient manner willing to take time to study situation [...]
This falls into the, “I should have made a better decision”, bin. Yes, I was young and didn’t know how tenacious water can be in finding low ground, but those are excuses. This then is the second story in which I describe how I unwittingly “screwed” my brother. I was driving an old telephone van purchased [...]
