Hello Kiddies Today is your grandfather’s birthday. He’s now been gone 4 years and of course we all miss him tremendously. He would have been 85 years old today and still concerned about his appearance. What’s important is that he really loved and enjoyed you guys, you kids were a kind of renaissance for your […]

Last weekend I had a monumental yard/gardening task that I had been putting off for way too long. Of course with yards, the longer you put it off, the worst the problem gets with things getting overgrown and leaves piling up, etc. I had finally built up the courage to tackle it and as I was […]

Just wanted to state the obvious, life is pretty great when we get the crew together. It was nice having everyone home, even if it was for a short period. Sure, we get on each other’s nerves and can’t agree on what to watch on TV (I refuse to ever watch 30-day Fiance or Terrace […]

Dear Kids Life is great and possible because of mothers! You would never be born if it was left to men to give birth to you! So let’s celebrate the day that made your existence possible.  You should apologize to your mother for what you did to her body and for all the sleepless nights […]

  Dear Kids I was recently thinking about Uncle Frank; my much older and less good looking brother. Despite genetics not being too kind to him, I do admire his boldness. First, the courage to go out in public wearing those pants and second the goal he set for himself. Uncle Frank wanted to be […]

Kiddo With finals over and you now being 21, it might be time to celebrate by grabbing a drink somewhere.   Allow to me suggest a lemonade. However, when you come back home, you will have to buy your old man a beer as a right of passage.  Your brother will probably want in on the […]

Dear Daughter Last day of exams Baby! Hopefully you have not reached a point where you are hiding behind the books instead of actually studying them? Life is great when difficult things reach their end and today is that end! Get through the day, celebrate, and crash with some comfort food! Proud of you Kiddo. […]

Dear Daughter This is it, the last sprint of this long race. Time for the big, impressive finish that people will be talking about forever. You got it in you, let it out, no need to hold back anymore. This is your Magnum moment, time to unleash the beast, even Mugatu is going to be […]

Dear Daughter Today is the first of your finals, you probably woke up this morning feeling very all alone. That it’s you against the world and you are sooooo screwed!  I hope I’m wrong, but in case I’m not, then I want you to know that we all experience that. I usually feel that way […]

Dear Daughter Last day to  study before finals and it may feel like you’re the only one who doesn’t know what’s going on while all the other students are just going to nail it? Don’t believe that for a moment! Yes, there will be 5% that will nail it, these brainiacs are often gifted and […]

Kiddo I can’t believe it’s your 21st Birthday! You could now legally buy your old man a beer! Don’t buy any for your brother, he’s getting plenty at home; maybe too many? I’m sorry that you can’t blow out a candle today and have your wish come true.  I know the wish would be that […]

Dear Daughter Sometimes things just itch and need to be scratched … and that’s usually OK if there are no rashes or bugs involved!  It may seem trivial, but Life sure is Great when you can reach where it itches. It’s torture when you can’t reach an itch! Enjoy this ability, as you get older […]

Alright kiddos Yes life is hard right now, but these are the moments to truly celebrate the beautiful things in life so you can focus on why life is great. For example, consider the wonder that is the dance known as the “gate!” Nothing is more elegant or graceful then that, not even ballet. As […]

Dear Daughter As I hope you are aware, this is dead week. Dead week does not mean simply playing dead in bed while catching up on all the sleep you’ve been recently missing; although that’s important too. Dead week is about getting ready to kick butt on your finals  and hopefully repeating the rewards of […]