When the two daughters of my now-late sister and her husband were in middle school, they were inspired by a story they saw on television.
I suppose there is something to be said for loving the frenzy that is the holidays.
It was a peaceful Saturday morning last weekend and I took a pause from reading to admire our Christmas tree. We had put it up a week ago, but…
What is life worth?
I think I need to turn in my man card.
Every year when we get the families together on Thanksgiving, we take a lot for granted. For as long ago as I can remember, Thanksgivings were…
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In a desperate attempt to slim down fast, I emptied my pockets as the nurse asked me to step onto the scale for my annual physical.
There is such power in quiet.
As I stood in line outside a store in Johnson Creek looking to buy a winter coat, I started making a list in my head, a list of things I hope …
Is there a more heavenly smell than bread baking in the kitchen?
When I was little, my parents had maybe a dozen flashlights — and none of them worked.
The world is consumed by problems right now, a worldwide pandemic that has killed over 1 million people, a nation consumed by rioting and vigi…
Have you ever met a man who was mourning the loss of his lawn cart?
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I opened the fortune cookie, after we had ordered out Chinese food, and was surprised to read a message saying I should expect to get an inher…
A funny thing happened on the way to the office and I thought I would share it with my wife.
In the 2020s, is it considered a crisis if your cassette deck dies?
I might be the only person on earth who has ever said this, but I always wondered what it would be like to be married to June Clever.
My parents were high school sweethearts and that meant on more than one occasion they would squabble about something from the old days.
There was an old Star Trek episode where Capt. Kirk visited a planet that was run by a bunch of disembodied brains. A few brains, very large b…
It’s 85 degrees outside and I am standing in my driveway wearing a winter parka with the hood pulled over my head.
My wife and I just celebrated our 38th wedding anniversary, and more than 40 years of knowing each other. That seems like a long time, but the…
It’s been a rough year to be a new grandfather.
You know you are old if you can remember when people used to freak out about long-distance calls.
How does my luck go?
We’ll be going up north with our extended family later this year and one of the most treasured moments at this sacred spot is sitting on the p…
When you talk to people who retire, some of the biggest challenges they have are that they need a sense of purpose.