• When I was a kid, I was afraid of the dark. In all honesty, I’m not comfortable with the dark today. I tolerate being alone at night. I [...]

  Are We Going To Do This Thing?

  March 23, 2020
• At two and a half, Brooklyn has some specific ideas of what her life should look like. Not uncommon with a firstborn. She’s been around [...]

  Dare You To Step Over The Line

  July 23, 2018
• We had our yearly barbecue Saturday. Close to a hundred people—all ages—attended. What an outrageously fun time. It was supposed to rain all [...]

  When Fun Turns Fearful

  May 7, 2018
• I felt it and reacted before I ever saw what it was. While mowing our backyard, near our pond, I felt something wind around my ankles, slithering [...]

  I Don’t Do Slither

  March 5, 2018

• I was supposed to be in Chicago. Mom was going downhill quickly. We’d been told she could pass any day. I thought I’d be proactive [...]

  Tension And Conflict Are Real Doogie Downers

  February 5, 2018