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My Brother’s New Career
A while back I had the opportunity to attend my brother’s retirement party as he finished his Army career — full-circle from where it started, in Williamsburg, Virginia. I was so proud of him that he...
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Transparency in Blogging
OK, I admit it. Much of the text of the last two days of my blog posts have been a tissue of lies. The Devil’s Punch Bowl, on the Oregon Coast. I realized I had crossed the line, when I got home....
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Make Sport for Our Neighbors
One of my primary functions in life is to serve as an object of fun for others. It is a high calling, and only a few of us are able to pull it off with the requisite panache and savoir faire. As Jane...
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Young and Old
Sometimes the cleaning falls on older, ahem, more experienced hands. And other times there is room for the younger generation to help. David, Tarah, and Sarah – my cleaning crew today! Poor Tarah,...
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Low Carb
A bunch of us in this household are trying to lose some weight. When I had surgery about 18 months ago, I lost 30 pounds, but I have gained most of it back, especially over the Thanksgiving and...
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Restraint and Aggravation
Kathy is off at a bored board meeting for the homeschool co-op, and so she asked me if I could guest-blog for her. Since a picture is worth a thousand words, here are two of my latest artistic...
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Where Do You Live? Seattle?
The waterfront welcomes us to downtown Seattle! This is a pretty typical exchange that happens when I travel out of state: Stranger: Where are you from? Me: Washington. Stranger: Nice, I love D.C. So...
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When the Cat is Away
Today was a bit of a sad day — Joshua and Kelsie flew back to school around 2:30 pm, and Rachel some seven hours later. It is strange to think of Summer ending so quickly, although we still have Daniel...
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Birthday Compromise
Over the years, I’ve discovered that things are not always black and white, ones and zeroes. This has been a difficult lesson for me to learn, since by nature and by vocation I tend to be very definite...
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My Sons, the Comedians
For one reason or another, we like to laugh a lot in our family. Kathy and I have always keenly enjoyed each other’s sense of humor, and we’ve tried to incorporate a love for laughter into our...
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