2017 – A Good Year for Movies and TV I thought I would give some of my thoughts on what TV and movies I liked in 2017. I watch about an hour a day, which, duh, is 365 hours a year. A lot of programming. Hopefully, I can help you decide whether to invest in seeing if […]
Parenting Lesson number 357 – The PSAT
I thought I would share another parenting experience, where I was the bad guy, again, in the hope YOU can avoid it. For many of us, we have academic hopes for our kids., The standardized tests (SAT & ACT) loom large in the matrix of requirements to make it into most universities. I think we were […]
Frampton Comes Alive – Lines on My Face (and Innocence)
Where were you when you first heard Frampton Comes Alive? Seems like a ridiculous question? Not for me. I remember it like it was yesterday. Especially the first song I heard, “Lines on My Face.” I was a junior in high school and had stopped off at my friend Scott Cummings’ house after school. Nothing unusual […]
Christmas 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 again this year. It’s been a couple of years since we’ve been there, and we’ve never […]
Thanksgiving – Learning to Be Grateful Makes You Happy
With Thanksgiving upon us, I wanted to share a straightforward concept that can improve your happiness quotient. I know it does mine. This is the idea of developing the skill to pause and find gratitude for what you have going on in your life, now, by writing it down! Bully, you say? Who has time […]
Jackass #6 – Triathletes who say Tri-ath-a-lon.
The Background You know the triathlon was created as a barroom bet don’t you? “Who is the best athlete, someone who swims a mile, bikes a hundred miles, or runs a marathon?” one guy asks. ‘Well, the best athlete is someone who does all three, back-to-back!” another responds, and all nod their heads. “Well, once we […]