Connor and Helen Grow Up

Ed took the lead and planned a family outing for Memorial Day weekend. It came complete with hiking, a hotel overnight, and canoeing. I was ...

A few years ago, I was at a family funeral. My cousin's son told me this story - and I think it's important because it's an indi...

I don't read the newspaper very often. It stresses me out. It makes me sad. It is just a little more reality than I can handle on a dail...

Spring is here - or at least it was, for a few days. And with spring came my desire to add a few new pieces to my wardrobe. I jumped at the...

Another one coming off the "draft" board... I have a very complicated relationship with the Boy Scouts . Nationally, they are of...

I started this post a few months ago, and didn't have the heart to post it then. But I think it makes an important reflection on Connor...

The Marine Corps Marathon is my goal race this year. Everything else is just for fun. There are miles to be run in pursuit of that marathon....

We have had a LOT of rain this spring. I think about one-third of Connor and Helen's games were cancelled, which got to be beyond tireso...

This morning, for what might be the first time since second grade, Connor told me he wanted  to go to school. The context was that today was...

Another school 5K is in the books - and even with a slightly longer course (an actual 5K, rather than the 3 miler of years' past), both ...