Shelter-in-place. I never thought we’d read those words in our lifetime. Or at least, not in the context of a pandemic. Maybe after an earthquake. As of now, it really isn’t that bad. We can still go outside to exercise,…
My background can be described as humble and working class. I was the nerdy outlier and continue to be. My siblings, especially my eldest brother, would often delight in circumstances where I demonstrated a lack of what he loved to…
“Two hundred and forty-seven pounds of tomatoes this year” exclaimed my father in law. “Last year was about one hundred and eighty. A few years ago was only about eighty. But we did get almost two hundred a few years…
There are two major minefields in American discourse. Religion and Politics should come as no surprise to anybody. These days, two more topics are creeping up as major battlefields: Nutrition and Parenting. With battles raging over so called gluten intolerance,…
In the near future, Lori and I will travel to New Orleans – my favorite city in the world. We will have dinner, quest for the perfect Sazerac, and catch a football game at the Superdome. The boys and our…
Many parents bribe their kids out of diapers. We were no different. We told Logan we’d bring him to Disneyland if he could use big boy underwear. Around this time, his home daycare provider informed us that he had a…
In November of 2009, I briefly lost my mind. Lori was needed at a conference in Honolulu. So we decided to bring the kids along and visit the family. Lori, Logan, and I last visited in April of 2008, when…
One of the first things I ever felt pretty competent at was preparing food. My mother cooked all day long and I was often at her side. Most of my family knew how to cook as well and many worked…
