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We Are Family
Boys will be boys. There is no saying, “Girls will be girls.” Curious, I did a little googling and found out that this originated from a Latin phrase, “sunt pueri pueri, pueri puerilla tractant,” which translates to “boys are boys, and boys act like boys.” It became part of the English language in 1589. This…
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Loyalty And Devotion Matter
One of the wonderful parts of the World Cup has been watching the teams stand and sing their national anthems before the games. As the cameras have panned the men on the pitch, attitudes of sincerity and pride have been seen on the faces of most of the teams. There’s something about representing one’s country…
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It Was Supposed To Grow!
I am no gardener. I’ve never claimed to be one, but I thought I could follow directions and see results. Obviously, my engagement in green things attempting to grow is wasted energy. After our big freeze this past winter, we lost quite a few of our plants. We waited for the weather to warm before…
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How Did You Turn Blue?
John, in his ongoing efforts to be the best Papa in the world, decided to buy a slushie machine. You know the kind, like 7-11’s slurpee machine, where you get to choose the color of your brain freeze. Part of this has to do with the incredible heat wave we’ve been experiencing here in Florida.…
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The Party’s Over
I was really disappointed when the US men’s soccer team lost to Belgium. I’d believed too much in the commercial, where one man was fantasizing about the US winning the World Cup, and another man asked him, “Don’t you believe in miracles?” It was the captain of the winning hockey team from the 1980 Olympics,…
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