Nothing simpler than a boy and his dog. A boy staring into the loving eyes of his dog and feeling safe and secure from all that there is in the world. Love in its purest form. That was my Christmas day. I watched as my son embraced his […]
Oh my. Oh my. What an odd year it has been. Name it and it has happened. I need not review it. We’ve all been through it. But here is a really odd thing for me. My son made no Christmas list. He asked for nothing despite all […]
I love Twitter. Sometimes people are surprised that I get “news” from Twitter. Why not? I know how to research and dig deeper. It’s a funny platfirm that can give you an odd snapshot into the collective. And, they often have silly top of the head trending words. […]
Last summer my son and I had a blast. We went on several domestic trips to enjoy the beautiful summer pool weather. He loves swimming. Just loves it. Thus, I sought out trips where he could get in plenty of pool time and where I could get in […]
The cliche is that life goes by too quickly. Blink and you miss key parts. You give your everything to your kids and then they are off to form their own families. The cycles go round and round. It’s the nature of life. And so I am reminded […]
Hands down the “holiday” I love observing the most at home is that of my son’s birthday. I love Christmas, Halloween and Easter. However, his birthday is my everything. This is because … Well, I think the reason why is obvious. His birthday is coming up on a […]
This past weekend I went for a non-destination walk to bask in the heat. I knew that eventually I would find a store that would motivate a bit of shopping. Although, I had already bought an awesome pair of pink shoes at midnight. As I walked I remembered […]
This past weekend I embarked on an unexpected adventure. I needed to get my son an Xbox. Well, need is a rather strong term. I really wanted to get him a new one and he really wanted one. The “wants” converged. Apparently, so did everyone else. Every place […]
Despite my son being born in the summertime, he far prefers winter. He loves snow. He loves the cold. We went, a few years back, to Berlin during the Christmas holiday and my son was greatly delighted. While I walked around with three pairs of wool socks on, […]
As I was walking with my son to the pier, he started talking to me about his online Xbox and computer games. That’s what he does. He plays games. He gets excited about them. He recounts numerous stories about those games. He can talk for 30 minutes straight […]
