Dear Daughter Your Dad woke in a wonderful Holiday mood today. Let this be a warning to those coming over tomorrow for turkey! Kidding, this post does not apply to anyone coming over to our home, it was just a thought that popped up in my warped brain. So, tomorrow is Thanksgiving and I suppose […]

Dear Daughter Nothing earth shattering today. Yesterday I wrote that Life is Great because the size of TVs and the ease in which you can receive content. Today it’s all about the wide variety of TV content. We have reached a point where whatever weird thing you are into, it’s on TV. Want a show […]

Dear Daughter Here’s a surprise for you – your Dad thinks Life is Great because of BIG TVs and HD digital cable. I was so stoked when we got that beast behind me, which was a puny 60″ and I have of course moved on to an 80″ monster as HD become the standard – […]

Dear Daughter Yesterday I wrote about how sometimes nothing is something. I thought it was a very insightful and straightforward post full of wisdom, but I heard that there are some whiners out there claiming that the post was either just a frantic attempt at a posting by someone lacking a single idea in their […]

Dear Daughter Sometimes Life is Great because you can say that doing absolutely nothing is actually doing something. This allows you to pretend like doing nothing is actually accomplishing something. Like if you had to write a blog post at 3am about something, but you actually wrote about absolutely nothing pretending it’s something. See, you […]

Dear Daughter Yesterday I wrote about being flexible, which is actually harder as you get older; both physically and mentally! Flexibility is a good long-term state of mind, but is typically a reaction to a present emergency. The need to adapt is more long-term and frequently associated with survival; be it economic, societal, or life […]

Dear Daughter This is a boring post, but I think important. I believe for anyone to lead a happy life and not go insane, a person needs to remain flexible and open to new ideas. Sometimes you need a nap and there’s no pillow around! You could choose just not the nap and be tired […]

Dear Daughter It’s a new week and of course new challenges. Perhaps during those times that things seem the most overwhelming, take 3-4 minutes to listen to one of your favorite songs. I’d say listen to my favorite songs, but I know you think my music is not very hip along with my attire, jokes, […]

Dear Daughter Great seeing you this weekend. Funny you should have mentioned loathing thinking about having to possibly parallel park to go meet a friend – I’ve thinking about this for a post. I mean what’s the worst that could happen – apparently according to cartoon science your car could instantaneously flip upside down and catch […]

  Dear Daughter 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 if it’s just for a minute, and express some gratitude for all the veterans that have served and continue to serve our […]

  Dear Daughter The exams are over for now! I don’t know which way you are feeling this morning, maybe it’s all three memes and a few other emotions too. Sometimes Life is Great because there are no do-overs. Something is done and for better or worse – that’s it, you move on! Otherwise many […]

Dear Daughter I know you had a tough test yesterday and you will have another one today. I think that by now your Mom and I have given you all the encouragement and advice we can and of course we will always be here for an unlimited supply of that. Nonetheless, you’re still facing a tough […]

Dear Daughter I know it’s another tough week for tests and you’re seeing some people walking around looking smug, as if they are not at all concerned about the exams – NOT true. Life is Great once you realize that most people are good at a few things and fake being good or confident at most […]

Dear Kiddies Life is Great in this country partially because you do have some political power and choices as a citizen. Keep in mind that whether you like it or not, politics will affect every aspect of your life. I’ve always told you that you should adopt your own political and religious views – you […]

Dear Daughter As always, I’m not sure what lesson or little nugget of incredible inspiring wisdom I’m writing about here. I think it could be either: I know I’ve always tried to say enjoy life and don’t pressure yourself too much, but this photo with your “Just Do it” t-shirt under the “Super No. 1” […]

Dear Daughter Life is great because often people will really surprise you by being far more interesting than you ever believed – like the old adage “never judge a book by its cover.” For example, your uncle Frank must have been living a double life at some very interesting nightclubs when he was young. He […]

Dear Daughter Something you probably never knew about me is that I love movies, most of them lousy, but “O’brother where art Thou” is amongst the good ones – it almost made your Dad a Dapper Dan man. Anyway, there is a great scene after they all escape from prison and are walking down a […]

Dear Daughter Yesterday I posted something about the fact that there is no ideal body, but this of course brought up an interesting dilemma in my mostly demented mind. BTW – I was sane before you kids came along, but your mother will never confirm this. Although, what does this say about your mother? That […]