For two nights now, my son told me this before dozing off: Something is missing. When pressed for more information, he simply responded he doesn’t know what it is, but he definitely feels like something is missing..
We all do.
I am not one to throw vacation photos at you and demand attention.. But remember those old days? The big projector? The highlights reel was so often painful to view, right? Now we can welcome the Instas and the FB version. Just a click and a like, and forget the rest.. However I must pause … Read moreThe brief respite in the Smoky Mountains
I’m pretty proud of my little tradition.. Each year since my son was 5 years old, I was able to snap a photo of him at the Knoebels annual Hallo-Fun tradition… The greatest feat is that he has yet to find out I’m doing it.. all organic.. just the emotion of the cold night and … Read moreKnoebels during the season of the witch
Happy Father’s Day 2019 … my son is 8 now and going on 18. Really. He is a best friend and quite often we have arguments like adults. I know him, though.. after all, children are products on parents. So whoever we were before we were parents is what are children think. From June 2014, … Read moreFatherly advice from five years ago
Slumdog Sunflowers .. is it me or does Post Malone sound a lot like Paper Planes? … and BOTH songs are great! Just sayin’ is all..
#Knoebels is the greatest place on earth. And it’s open during the greatest season.
On September 2, 2018… I turned the magic age of 38.. It was a fine day filled with swimming with my son, who in this photo is jokingly closing his ears to my words! There is also some interesting thoughts out there that your life cycle changes every 7 years. So if that is the … Read moreMY BIRTHDAY RUNNETH OVER: THE 30 SOMETHINGS WILL SOON CLOSE!
Happy Father’s day out there to anyone else who has one of the most important jobs any man can do: be a dad. Not just be a dad… but be a dad. A real dad. A father that will be in your child or children’s memory far beyond the time you inhabit your mortal body.. … Read moreFather’s Day 2018
In 1968 about 3000 people lived in tents on the Mall in an antipoverty demonstration in Washington D.C. The rally was inspired by Martin Luther King. King was a Baptist minister who became one of the most important voices in Civil Rights history.. American history. World history. Today, January 15, 2018, is Martin Luther King … Read moreNever let the dream be forgotten
The lights that adorned this page have been taken down. Christmas, a white one this year with a fluffy inch or so on the grassy surfaces, is ending.. The annual buildup and energy to the biggest holiday of the year is finished. 365 more days to go until the next budget busting seasonal fanfare. The … Read moreSeasons of change