Over the last couple weeks I've had the chance to hang out with or watch over the milestones of the children of friends.  Not little children mind you but the grown up children of friends. These are people that I have known, for the most part, their entire lives.  I've interacted with them as children,... Continue Reading →

There are things you don't know you value until they are gone from your life.  For me, that has been any sense of regularity, any connection with routine. Now that's kind of funny because I've made a reputation for myself over the years as the person who can make the adjustment, can get caught on... Continue Reading →

Another stupid, long, stress filled week.  Which is why this post is late.  But today felt like I'd turned a corner, gotten some things behind me and headed in a positive direction. Then one thing went a little bit awry.  When I came home several more things decided to go pear shaped. Sigh. There are... Continue Reading →

There are days when life just gets hard.  I've had days when it was hard because of BIG, SERIOUS problems and other times when it's hard because of an overwhelming burden of little, stupid problems. Recently it's been mostly the second category.  Have you ever walked into a swarm of midges or lake flies?  Tiny... Continue Reading →

I love baseball. I have since I was a kid.  My favorite team has always been the Pittsburgh Pirates.  Last week I got to spend time with my favorite human being, my lady wife, watching my favorite team in my favorite sport. And they won.  And the young man who graduated from the same high... Continue Reading →

Some days you just stumble into something filled with grace and beauty.  I was traveling last week on business to Minnesota.  That's home territory for the leader of the group with whom I was working and she took the opportunity to invite us to her home for a chance to relax after several days of... Continue Reading →

Sometimes it's little things that bring us joy. Clearing away months of built up disorder is one of those daunting jobs.  Piles of stuff that you think might be important, that you might want to keep, mixed in with the inevitable dash of junk and trivia.  There's only one way to deal with this kind... Continue Reading →

I felt my father's spirit close by in the last week. Even 13 years after his death my relationship with my dad is complex.  He was both idol and enemy when I was growing.  Someone I desperately wanted to be proud of me and someone I absolutely did not want to grow up to be.... Continue Reading →

Been a busy week with lots of travelling and not lots of time to write.  I try to keep the process of writing these posts in relatively close connection to when they go live.  The idea is to be talking about what I'm thankful for right now. This week I got the chance to spend... Continue Reading →