Heads I win, tails you lose. While I tend to like my odds there, I think the last time that offer actually worked was against Elizabeth when she was about three years old. Although my return on that gambit was solid (I believe chores were involved) I was significantly shamed by my beautiful wife for … Read more
There will always be signs – in life and in love… but will you see them? Will you heed them? Some signs in life are meant to be ignored. I mean, ”This playground equipment is intended for children 5-12 years of age” – seriously? Challenge accepted. Others, like Speed Limit signs in small towns – … Read more
Now showing, in an exclusive, limited location release (my living room only), is the critically acclaimed 1994 RomCom classic, “Mitch and Melanie (Finally) Get Married.” This incredibly underrated movie masterpiece stars Mitch Canton as a young man (yes, obviously, it’s an old movie) who after a ‘brief’ 11 year romance finally does the right thing … Read more
There comes a time, maybe as you near the ripe old age of 22, when celebrating your birthday loses some of its luster. If you think back, way, way back, birthdays were over the top. As a little kid, it was all about the presents, and maybe the cake. Oh, and the presents. For sure, … Read more
“I’m tired, Boss” – Big John Coffee, in The Green Mile. Trust me, John, I think I know how you feel. I’m tired, too. I’m tired of hearing about people suffering and dying. I had recently created a list of ALS-related follows on Twitter – patients, caregivers, industry resources – which provided some insight as … Read more
A mutual acquaintance introduced us. She said her name was Melanie. Good to know, I filed it away. Sure, I thought she was cute, but she was one of a billion fish in the sea. Come to find out, she thought I was somewhat obnoxious and a little too full of myself. Fair enough. And … Read more
I always tried to consider the paths I traveled throughout my life as a journey, not a destination. And I always felt inclined to take the path less traveled, frequently to my own detriment. Often wrong, but always certain, I would set off on my way. Over the years, the adventures along these paths, with … Read more
Hey. Thought I’d say hello. Been a while. Hope you had a great Christmas. And, yeah, Happy New Year! I kinda bailed from here the past six weeks or so as I tried to work through a glitch in the PMA. As this disease progresses, it seems like these glitches are happening more frequently, which, … Read more
It’s there. In the simplest of things. In the most minor of details. In that moment, or in that activity. It’s there. Unfortunately, all too often, we miss it. Or worse, we dismiss it. What is it? It, well it is everything around us that we have to be thankful for. Look, it would be … Read more
I’m pretty certain it was a 55 zone, though it could have been a 65 zone, I don’t know, the blur of the moment clouds any definitive recollection. Either way, it’s not like they were going to ticket me, right? Or would they? I find it interesting how the news of the day serves to … Read more