I’m writing this from my back porch on a beautiful day. The boys are playing in front of me. One has a pair of bolt cutters and is snipping away at an old garden fence that needs to go. The other is running around in circles seeing how fast he can run. The sky is …
I’ve had some time to reflect on losing my mom since everything happened, both personally and overall. I read a book on it called “Dealing with the Loss of Your Mother” by Elaine Mallon. I’ve also been writing about it in my personal journal, talking to others, and reflecting a lot. A few things stand …
My sister wrote and delivered the most beautiful eulogy I’ve ever heard or read at my mom’s funeral mass. I am saving it here so I always have it. From her: Where do you even start with a person who loved as fiercely as mom did and lived with such vigor for her fellow human. …
This post will show up on my website 24 hours after my mother passes, but it’s taken me a month to write it. On Monday, February 1st on 3:58 PM the completely unexpected happened. My mom died. She was 64 years old. It’s hard to fathom that time’s passed since then. It feels like an …
Note: I am now using goodreads to post reviews of books. I will still be sharing them here on my blog as well. Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline My rating: 2 of 5 stars “Ready Player One” was a fun book to read, however, “Ready Player Two” is not. It is at some times …
For a few years now I’ve wanted to snow tube at Perfect North slopes. I finally got a chance with my son Ted and we had a blast. It was a nice, sunny day and him and I had some good daddy/son time. My sister and her family were there too so we got to …
This is the first vacation week for me that’s not required vacation travel or extensive home renovation work. I am lucky that my employer gave everyone this opportunity to use some time in January to relax after a very busy 2020. I purposely planned nothing for it and wanted to see what would happen if …
I am a man who thrives within set routine and lots of planning. I do not work well in loose environments, which unfortunately is my “default” mode. The younger version of myself was laid back and lived fairly “at the moment” and I can’t say that was my best life. I often didn’t get things …
I spent the holidays at home with my family, enjoying each other’s company. Because of the pandemic, obviously, we did not see any extended family. We did trade presents with people and make phone calls but that was it. Hopefully next year will be different. Since it is a new year, why not start setting …
