Think, Laugh, & Cry Each Day
My wife asked me to go with her to a craft store to look at some Christmas decorations. For a lot of guys, this could've been torture. I try to take a longer view. My wife gets to shop and get decorating ideas, while I get to spend some time chit-chatting with her and get... Continue Reading →
I walked in the front door of our house and knew what was coming. My mom took one look at me and yelled out my name. She wanted to know what I had done to my jeans. I went to school with two fresh iron-on patches on the knees. My mom had fixed them the... Continue Reading →
Who doesn't like a happy ending? I suspect that is why moviegoers love Christmas movies. It really is a simple formula, no matter the opening situation, there's always going to be a happy ending and it's usually Santa Claus riding off into the night yelling "Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night"... Continue Reading →
Sometimes things happen and when you see them, you're so much in agreement that you find yourself shouting out in agreement. You know what I mean. You're in line at the convenience store and your son sends you a text that he's getting a raise or been accepted into the school of his choice. Of... Continue Reading →
As I’ve mentioned in the past, I’ve been blogging now for eight years. I was thinking about why I’ve enjoyed it so much. The answer has been an interesting one for me to analyze. On one hand, I love having a blog because I enjoy the constant need to come up with a new idea... Continue Reading →
I start out every December with high hopes. Once my wife and I have put up the Christmas tree and have completed decorating the inside of our house, I'll walk down to the back of our basement. I pull out the Christmas boxes, dusty from sitting unmoved from the previous year, and I say to... Continue Reading →
I’m in a funk. Do you ever get in one of those? I'm not depressed, I'm really not, and I'm not talking about the 70s rock band, Grand Funk Railroad, the 1969 song Do The Funky Chicken or even The Chicken Dance. I'm just in a downcast mood. Here’s what I’m feeling: I’m scattered. I... Continue Reading →
I tweaked my back the other day and was floored. I tried to lift a Christmas box in our basement, heard a crack in my back, and instantly fell to the ground with deep spasms of pain streaking across my lower back. Um, help. If I was in an old western movie, I would've told... Continue Reading →
When singer David Bowie released his song Changes as a single from his album Hunky Dory 17 in 1972, the single flopped commercially, failing to chart in the UK, and peaking at number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Recognition for the single would not come until Bowie's following album, The Rise and Fall of... Continue Reading →
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