A Slow Walk Toward InsanityOne of the worst things about this is kids missing each other. I read one warning today to not even have any play dates, but dang. I...
Skipping Toward BethlehemOK, so the apocalypse is here, or it feels like it at least. Weird times for sure, but something very human about it all. We're...
HolySince my dad died, I’ve been looking for him in everything. Early on, I sat on the porch with a drink, and I sort of talked to him and I...
Carrying the FireMy eulogy for my dad... The movie Big Fish is a story about a legendary man, Edward Bloom who tells tall tales. He has a story for...
My DadThis is one paper I wrote early. I wrote most of it almost two years ago, but now that I have to turn it in I can't stop making changes....
Give Some Back***Alison said to make sure everyone knew that the language might be a little worse than usual. She knows best so I have to put the...
BootsMy dad said on Wednesday, “There’s a time for a changing of the guard. I’ve lived a good life.” Dad is dying. He is surprised by this....
86edAccording to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary, "86" is a slang term that is used in the food service industry as a term to describe an item...
PillyI write all these posts about my kids and Alison is a bit character in them all. It's not that she's not important, I just figure people...
Not YetWhen I was five or so my grandmother was burned nearly to death in a brushfire. Doctors told the family that she probably wouldn't make...