When most folks think of preschool television, they think of Sesame Street and Elmo and Big Bird and the Muppet Characters. It makes sense Sesame Street is the long running kids program on American television. However, I think of another program. Who remembers The Electric Company? Learning is fun The Electric Company ran for six... Continue Reading →
Giving my son the surprise of his life
As soon as we got off one theme park ride, we ran to the next and the next. Fifteen years ago, we went to Walt Disney World. Our kids had been asking and my wife and I had been working hard at work. We needed the break. We saved up the money and set a... Continue Reading →
Kicking the bucket
I’m dying. It's a sobering thought. Oh, I’m not dying today, nor tomorrow, nor the next day, at least as far as I know. I have nothing specifically wrong with me and I don’t know the specific date when I'm passing onto the next life, but I'm still dying. I don't mean to diminish the health... Continue Reading →
Some friendly advice: Signs everywhere
You never know where you’ll get some good advice. My wife and I went to an ice cream shop on a recent Sunday afternoon and saw a silly saying on a dish towel. My dish of "Death by Chocolate" was to die for, but I’m thinking I found my new permanent call to action. "Money... Continue Reading →
An angry little kid learns a lesson
I look angry in the picture. I’m certainly not amused. My mom asked me to slide next to a small lifelike statue of a Native American Girl. She was wearing a beaded dress and a feather in her long hair. I’m about six or seven-years-old in the picture. I wasn’t sure of girls my age... Continue Reading →
Letting go of the stress
David Geffen, the founder of Asylum Records, Geffen Records, and Dreamworks Animation, has an art collection valued at more than $2.3 billion. Jay-Z, Jerry Seinfeld, and Jay Leno are all known for their entertainment careers, but also their large car collections. Everyday folks collect things too. Some people collect antique furniture and vinyl records. Others collect... Continue Reading →
Small town USA
When you drove through the small town where I grew up as kid, there were no traffic lights, but you were sure to keep to the 35 mph speed limit for two big reasons. First, you never knew where the local cop might be hanging out, and there were so many Amish families traveling via... Continue Reading →
Playing phone tag!
I’m one of them. When I get a phone call, I let it go straight to voicemail. I rarely, if ever, pick up my phone. I never use my phone as, well, a phone. I suspect many people are like me. The numbers back me up. Hiya, an industry firm in the nuisance and scam... Continue Reading →
Feeling out of control
I was pulling back the steering wheel and pushing down hard on the brake, but nothing was happening. I see the moment clearly in my mind. I think sometimes if I push down even harder on the imaginary brake in my mind, I might be able to change things. If only life worked that way.... Continue Reading →

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