Don Stalker – My Dad – RIP
My Dad, Charles “Don” Stalker, passed last week. Don was 92. He had lived a full life....
Read More
Category: Life – The Big Picture
Having a Secret Mission
I like the idea of having a “secret mission.” I have gone so far as to develop one for...
Read More
Parenting – “Let’s Stress Out Our Kid!”
Our son is an only child. Sorry, son. That’s just the way it worked out. A challenge with...
Read More
12 Goals for 2019
It’s that time of year again. So here, without apology, are my goals for 2019! My theme this...
Read More
Halloween – Full Sized Candy
Halloween Spending The former Celtic harvest festival of Samhain, known today as Halloween, is the...
Read More
Good Stuff – I’m Into
I thought I would share some of the good things I’ve tapped into lately. Like most of us, I...
Read More
Two Dogs Are Better Than One – The Long Poodle Story
My wife and I have had Standard Poodles throughout most of our marriage. Our first one, Lucy, was...
Read MoreMark Insull – RIP
Mark Insull was one of my favorite people. I suspect he was a favorite for many others, too. To know him, was to love him. His good looks (that included a luxuriant head of hair), a very proper British accent, and his simply...
Read More
I Appreciate HBD – Thank You!
I like and appreciate it when someone tells me, “Happy Birthday.” It doesn’t...
Read More
Parenting Lesson number 357 – The PSAT
I thought I would share another parenting experience, where I was the bad guy, again, in the hope...
Read MoreChristmas at Disneyland – Lessons Learned
This year we decided, for the first time as a family, to spend Christmas away from home. Maybe because we had some nostalgia for bringing Riley to Disneyland during the holidays before, we thought it a good idea to go there...
Read More
Thanksgiving – Learning to Be Grateful Makes You Happy
With Thanksgiving upon us, I wanted to share a straightforward concept that can improve your...
Read More