Burning Embers
When all that is left of the holiday bonfire are burning embers, it is time to say good night. But… Not until then. Until then, you have another marshmallow. Until then you cuddle a little bit closer. Until then you Read More …
Category: life
Summer and Cotton Candy
Summer and cotton candy just go together… Like: Hot dogs and baseball games Beer and pretzels Kids and mud puddles Swings and smiles Thunderstorms followed by rainbows Neighborhood walks and ice cream cones Family visits and happiness Vacation and beaches Read More …
Independent From
We are independent from: the heat…only because we have the technology to fight it and new equipment to keep us cool. the need to work…only because we worked other days to make time for the holiday. the requirement to hunt Read More …
Hump Day Holiday
I’m not a big fan of the hump day holiday…let alone the name. This Fourth of July is flat out weird. It’s not a weekend long celebration. I guess that it could have been two, or even the whole week. Read More …
Where To Go
There are so many questions to answer when you ask yourself, where to go next? It has to be more than just: How do you get there from here – especially when there is a detour – at which the Read More …
Too Many Fries
No, I did not mistype that, I meant, too many fries. Not too many fires. Not too many tires. Not too many of anything like that. You can actually, (rolling on the high of the wave of the potato post Read More …
Just Potatoes
When the balanced meal options include two side dishes, but you opt for just potatoes, you have skipped out on the critical component of the green vegetable. I am not complaining about potatoes. I love potatoes. If I was stranded Read More …
Apple Rings
When we were kids, we could be surprised by a snack in our lunch box that was simply apple rings – thin slices of our favorite apples – de-stemmed, de-cored and de-seeded. Yum. Maybe if we had kept eating them Read More …
Disconnected
It is strange to feel disconnected. While we have decided to “cut the cord” that doesn’t even have anything to do with the feeling. We have been attached at the hip to mobile phones for decades, even as far back Read More …
Only Blame Yourself
You can only blame yourself if you didn’t clearly explain the situation to them. Teach them what you know. Teach them what they need to know. Tell them why it is so important. Whether you are a parent, who is Read More …