Good Morning Kiddos Today’s little lump of coal is about losing! Yesterday the old man lost a deal against another competitor. It hurt, it sucks, it was disappointing, but it was not unfair! At first I thought about cancelling Christmas and rationing food, but that seems extreme, specially when this was a good year. So relax, […]

Hello Again Kids So yesterday I spoke about opportunities and that sometimes you have to go all in – risk it all! I mostly meant all that, like I sometimes say that my love in unconditional! No one really believes that – right? That one important piece of advice I’d like to add to yesterday’s […]

Dear Kids Today I’m going to recognize life being great because of the demented silly minds that decided to make movies like Thumbwars and Thumbtanic. Sure, some of your friends thought we were nuts to find it hilarious, but it was ridiculously funny!!! So today I recognize all those creative silly minds out there that […]

Hello Kids So I was surprised to discover a couple of weeks ago that you have one of the same reoccurring nightmares that I have. The one where you are in a car by yourself that is moving fast, but somehow you’re stuck in the back seat trying to stir and control the thing. For […]

Good Morning Kids … or good afternoon to some of you? Anyway, the old man slept in today and woke up at a staggering 7AM; that’s 2-5 hours later than normal and man did it feel great.  The tryptophan from that turkey that I swore I did not eat must have finally kicked in. Occasionally, […]

Dear Kids This post is really just an excuse to use this photo, which I love. It’s probably like a Rorschach test, you see what you want to see. To me it says “Whoa, stop right there!” Now, you could externalize it and assume the squirrel is trying to stop something outside himself or internalize […]

Kids Sorry, another boring post about life planning. A certain young man is about to start a new job soon (I think?) and he will actually be earning some money – NICE! Probably the best advice I can give to any young person (besides floss and wear sunscreen) is start planning for retirement immediately. Starting […]

Hello Kids No, that is not a picture of your old man! I did not age that dramatically during this last couple of weeks. However, I wanted to add that for some folks like your dad, not retiring makes life great. I really enjoy what I do and its good to get up in the […]

Dear Kids You’ve both been very busy with school and I’m confident that you’re looking forward to retirement, but there is something that you still need to do between school and retirement – WORK for at least 30 years! Now for many people retirement can make life great. It’s an opportunity to catch up on […]

Kids Thanksgiving is around the corner and I can’t help but think that life is great if you’re anything except a real turkey right about now. By real turkey, I’m referring to the bird and not a metaphorical one like your uncle Frank! I’m also uncertain whether to feel bad for Tofurkey this season? I’ve […]

Kids Today we are following up on theme of diversity being a good thing. Anyway, I just want to express that life is great because pregnant women, regardless of ethnicity, are actually capable of delivering a baby on U.S. soil. It’s true! there is nothing in the air or our food that stops contractions and […]

Kids I think what has happened on the Democratic side of the US House of Representatives makes life great! Regardless of how you feel about the politics of either party’s platforms, the number of women and the ethnicity mix elected this cycle is inspiring.  I hope that as our representatives more reflect us, then the […]

Kids Today let’s just say life is great because of fireman. While we’ve lost many lives in California, these heroes have been working tirelessly to prevent the tragedy from being even worse. It’s a brutal dangerous job working around the heat and smoke against a fast moving killer that does not rest or sleep. Safe […]

Dear Kids – this is a repeat of last years post, my sentiment remains unaltered as do the circumstances under which our Vets live under. A big reason for Why our Lives are Great is due to our Veterans. It may sound like a cliché, but your father wants you to genuinely pause today, even […]

Dear Kiddies I’m still a bit stunned that you thought it was such a big deal for the old man to suddenly feel like making and eating some Jello? I know that in the 20+ years you’ve known me, that you’ve probably never once witnessed me eating Jello, but I suddenly had a hankering for […]