Life & Musings

I grip the steering wheel, keep my weary eyes on the road, and smile as my four year old belts out a pretty decent attempt of "A Holly Jolly Christmas" from the back seat. We had just embarked on our 600 mile journey when I hear a sniff next to me. I look over at my...

Wait... before you roll your eyes and exit, or before you read on... let me first say that I am not here to evangelize. I do not care what your religion is or even if you don't have one. I am not atop a soapbox preaching - far from it. If anything, I am kneeling on it...

Olivia and I just discovered the magical (and overpriced) world of Build-A-Bear.  I took her there on her fourth birthday and we made a big fun day of it.  (Last year we went to the fair.)  I’m not going to lie, it was pretty awesome and I think I had as much fun as...

Ten years ago two young and naive kids in their mid twenties said "I do" as they stood on a sunny beach holding hands, with their family members looking on. A whole decade has passed since that day. It's hard to believe Kendall and I have been married that long. It...

For weeks now I have been waging a full-fledged spring cleaning war upon my house.  So far the battles have been gruesome, but rest assured, I remain victorious.  I must say that Goodwill is reaping the spoils, and it's very likely that my neighbors think I'm moving....

I'm a big I Love Lucy fan (judge all you want; it's an awesome show) and the other day I happened to catch part of the episode where Ricky puts Lucy on a schedule.  After laughing quite a bit at the humor and absurdity of such a ridiculous schedule, it hit me...  I...

I smiled as I slipped the envelope into the mailbox.  I silently wished the recipient, a friend of mine, good wishes and hoped she would have a great birthday.  I also hoped the card arrived on time.  Like many of my friends, she and I rarely get to chat or hang out...

I couldn't decide what to write about this time around...  The topic came to me after I had just finished maintenance on Kendall's company websites which included project updates and so forth.  (It's handy to have a wife who does all your marketing, social media,...