In a recent move many of our belongings were moved to storage, taken to Goodwill, or simply thrown out as we were downsizing considerably.  Sadly, many of the children's toys were MIA when we arrived at our new home.

As my daughter looked at me with tear stained cheeks, I searched… Read full post »

I've always hated escalators and moving sidewalks. I worry during the ride that I'm not going to step off at the exact nanosecond that I'm supposed to, and my pant leg will get caught. Then I'll be run through the cheese grater at the end and sucked down to the green… Read full post »

Isn't it fun when you can watch two adult men, both millionaires, behaving like spoiled school children?  In a tennis exhibition to raise money for the Haiti earthquake effort, Sampras and Agassi brought the level of entertainment and feelings of good will to a stand still by bickering… Read full post »

I am not a Bible scholar.  Haven't picked one up for years.  I often find humor in people that take themselves and their beliefs much too seriously.  I was raised as a Seventh Day Adventist, but found the fundamentalism and the core belief that we are all "unworthy," destructive and at… Read full post »

It is hard to be in a relationship with someone smarter than myself. She wins the argument, then wheels out a projector and shows a "Powerpoint" presentation that includes a flow chart of my errors in logic and a bar graph of past transgressions. The lecture ends more quickly if I… Read full post »

Authors Note to Impressionable Readers:  Please note that this is a work of fiction and satire from start to finish.  If by chance any similarities to actual persons or events take place it is purely accidental and to be disregarded.  The purpose of this writing is not to make your lif… Read full post »

I had just pulled out of the drive up window at Starbucks with my tofu chai.  My docked Ipod was playing my favorite Joan Baez song "Parking Lot" as I merged onto the freeway.   I glanced in the mirror and was pleased with what I saw.  My graying hair was pulled bac… Read full post »

The other day I was at the grocery store with my two older children.  My 12 year old daughter became bored while I was checking out and asked me if she could go outside and wait by the car.  When I walked outside, I saw her pushing an empty shopping… Read full post »

After watching the testimony during the debate on the Healthcare issue, I have come to the conclusion that our elected officials on both sides of the aisle are going to be hopelessly deadlocked for quite some time.  Any new legislation that does eventually pass will probably be watered… Read full post »

I have really never put a lot of thought into the "gay marriage" issue until recently.  I have had quite a few friends that were involved in long term homosexual relationships and I guess we never discussed it.

Several years ago a friend of mine told me the story of Linda. &n… Read full post »

I am a horrible gift buyer.  Its not that I don't try, its just that the pressure gets to me and I panic.  "Do you even know me at all?" is what I hear repeatedly after one of my gifts is opened.  My wife always told me that it frustrated her that… Read full post »

I have noticed that when I turned 40 my memory became untrustworthy.  Its not that I forget things, its more like the cards in my memory deck have been shuffled.  Trying to dial a phone number from memory is now like playing "Mystery Date."  Sometimes when I tr… Read full post »

I was in the shower one morning, checking out my boys, (oh c'mon, you know we all do it!) and discovered that my left testicle felt like a rock.  Normally they are quite sensitive and do not like to be pinched with much force.  I stepped out of the shower and… Read full post »

In his new autobiography, "Come Fly With Me," Larry Craig expresses the view that homosexuality is a choice or "illness" and not something biological or genetic.  He describes himself as a "binge homosexual" and his family shares painful stories of going to various men's rooms and The Gap with p… Read full post »

"Its a beautiful day, let's take the convertible."

 John F. Kennedy Read full post »

I knew I hadn't "rocked her world." But I had given it a good jostle.....