December 04, 1970– see page 17. Their road trip funds were tight and in order to buy the tickets at $3.00 each they had to budget and sacrifice food so that
You’ve probably noticed that I haven’t been actively writing here for some time. I’m taking a bit of a break from updating this site at the moment. I’m keeping busy with a number of other projects, both personal and professional, but I do hope to start blogging here again in the...
Welcome beloved friends and family, brothers and sisters, thank you all for being here. If you are hearing this, it is because I have finally succumbed to a poorly dealt hand, consisting of colon cancer, a really big thigh zit, a little bit of liver failure, and Alice. But don’t let...
The tickets for admission, like any show, are based on your seating. You can walk through the gates for $3.00 or buy a box for $100,000 a year. The collage of human emotions, drama, suspense, and danger are key components to good theater. Gambling personifies the Shakespearean twist of...
1. Designing my first business cards for thephotographybusiness that I started two years ago. 2. Breaking the news to my mother (and myself) that she is in love with Steven Tyler. And while you’re contemplating the meaning of this and low-carb diets, I’m gonna serenade you with a ...
When the weather was rainy or too cold (I don’t know—was it EVER too cold for kids to play outside?!), we huddled up in the living room and played cards. “Uno” and “Skip-Bo” probably weren’t even invented yet, but gin rummy and speed never lost their charm for us ...
son, Jacob, and his wife, Carissa, more than just delicious scones and banal tech support, your visits warm my heart in immeasurable ways. To my brother, Garrett, and his family, thank you for help with garage doors and deck stairs and other decisions that may feel trivial to you, but...
we really didn’t know what to expect. We’d just had so many people ask where they could give financially for the kids so we thought it would be the easiest platform for giving. The generosity of people has blown us away. We will never be able to say thank you enough for the money...
In a society where most people have kids, some of us don't because our partners are unable or unwilling to make babies. That's what this blog and my book, Childless by Marriage, are about. Let's talk about what it's really like.
Sometimes Sean comes to me just to wander through the aisles at Home Depot, buy a few plants for the yard, and wheel the cart through the parking lot, laughing and taking bets on which ones are actually going to make it more than a month or two. Sometimes he comes back to stand in...