I don't need sunshine now...It's been a busy few weeks for us. Ellie finished Kindergarten two weeks ago, and sitting in the gym at her school watching graduation I...
Sam-a-lama-lamaMy senior year Drama teacher, Mr. Orr, brought in a person who worked with our class on musical theater. We sang We Go Together from...
The EclipseOn the last day of our summer of 2017, a cloud that looked like Greenland moved slowly eastward in the sky. With no discernable breeze it...
It's not good to poop on someone, Daddy.I was putting Ellie to bed recently, and she just randomly said, It's not good to poop on someone daddy. It's like the worst thing you...
I've been waiting for this my whole life...It took forever for Ellie to be born. We went to the hospital in the afternoon and they sent us home around 7:00. After taking care of my...
The ShotMy dad and I were on opposing sides during the greatest college basketball game ever played. He liked Duke and I rooted for Kentucky. At...
Daddy's Little GirlIf you hated reading The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne in high school, I recommend another book by him titled, Twenty Days with...
Pride and JoyWhen I was a kid my dad used to say that we children were his pride and joy. I am fortunate to have two parents who were not shy about...
The Breath of GodI have been reading Cormac McCarthy's The Road with high school seniors off and on since 2009. The first time I did it we focused on the...