Memories of Thanksgivings Past

I am sitting in my darkened living room in a post turkey comma. The sounds of family playing in the other room remind me that all is right with the world. 10 years ago was probably the most memorable Thanksgiving of my life. Ethan had been scheduled for his second surgery in early November. But […]

Just in the Nick of Time

News flash…I bitch a lot about my life online. But my blog is an outlet. I am less cranky in real life. But on this day of Thanksgiving, I would be remiss were I to ignore the blessings I have in this life. I am grateful for the usual suspects family, friends etc… But I […]

Boo!

Halloween was really fun. I handed out candy and Jenn followed Ethan at a distance (it is no longer cool for mom and dad to tag along). I was really proud of my little man. He sorted his own candy and gave all the candy he could not eat because of food allergies to his […]

Liturgy

So as I mentioned in my last posting, I have started therapy again. We have been spending a lot of time discussing my religious upbringing and practices. I had a bit of an epiphany in my last session. I was going through my religious history. I will just outline for brevity here: First religious memories […]

The (not so) Little Green Monster

I saw on Facebook that my cousin was in town (DC). The minute I saw his picture by the World War II memorial, I had a deep pang in my gut. I am not the man my father wanted me to be. I know next to nothing about hunting, guns, football or car repair. I […]

25 Things about Me

I could never answer the question: What do you want to be when you grow up? I had two reoccurring nightmares as a child. Jesus is tied to the railroad tracks and I am trying to untie him before the train rolls over him. Satan is in the sewer drain and drags me by […]

Fun with the Apocalypse

Who said the end of the world would not be fun. According to people at my parents’ church, Barack Obama is the anti-Christ. Thank goodness! All of the other anti-Christs from my childhood were so mean. Henry Kissinger was kind of grumpy. Nixon was too evil. Clinton was too messy (especially on blue […]

In Plain Sight

Ethan has been a bit of a grump since the day after Christmas when he discovered that his Nintendo DS was lost. The whole family scoured the house looking for the “pacifier.” No luck. He had to go to California for a week and quit video games cold turkey. Then today, he was looking […]

Ill Fated Trip to Cox’s Farm

This picture just about says it all. We got to the pumpkin patch and spent about an hour there. We found a picnic table for lunch. While Ethan and I waited, Jenn went and got our food. By the time she got back, Ethan was almost crying with ear pain. We dashed off […]

Outta the Park

Some days are just better than other. Some days are just great. Today is one of those days. Work was work; but I did have a nice lunch out in the pavilion. After work, I took Ethan to his baseball game. It was a perfect night for baseball. We were on the nice […]