“Who Sings This?”
As we drove to my in-law’s for Mother’s Day, Maria flipped around the radio to find something she wanted to hear. At one point, she got frustrated. “What is this, Stevie Nicks Day?” I should have sympathized her because we […]
Life and Death of a Cable Box
For a few moments, I felt as if I had lost a child. I came home from work on Monday to an empty house. I had to stay late for an event at work, so Maria took Bridget with her […]
Big Cell Phone Decision
I remember when I bought my first cell phone. Maria was pregnant with Bridget, and I was working in downtown Baltimore. Just in case the kid decided to come at an inopportune time, she needed a way to get in […]
Don’t Stop Believing in Good Music
Normally, I have no problem entertaining myself with the many cable channels we get. For some reason the other day, I decided to explore some of the extras that come along with our Tivo. They had some special feature featuring […]
Room Service, Please
I had to travel for work this week. I don’t get to do it often so I didn’t really mind leaving my wife and daughter behind for two nights. Besides, I got to stay in a hotel room all by […]
College Memories Return
When I started looking at colleges a bunch of years ago, I wanted a place where I could wrestle, use my writing skills and set myself up for a job after graduation. I also one other very important criteria – […]
My Cha Cha Slide Debut
I try not to let too many rules run my life. I am somewhat set in my ways, but I like adapting to new situations as they present themselves. I knew a lot of that would change when we started […]
Start the Day Right
The culinary world suffered a big loss the other day. Herb Peterson, the man who invented the Egg McMuffin, died. In 1972, Peterson changed life as we know it by deciding that you could have a sandwich for breakfast. The […]
Stick to What You Know
Daylight Savings Time started on a very bad weekend for us. We had an morning commitment on Sunday, which meant we had to get up earlier than usual the day after we lost an hour of sleep. To try and […]
Fit to be Tied
I went to work one day a few weeks ago in a Maria-approved outfit. I don’t always have my wife sign off on what I wear, but this particular shirt and tie combination worried me the first time I wore […]