Spent much time to work on your posterior deltoids lately? No, didn’t think so. Fatherhood, along with a full time job leaves little time for other things and, if you are somewhat similar to me, you then want to spend […]
Maturing Into a Man and Woman
How long does puberty in a boy last? A friend of mine who shall remain anonymous, but I’ll refer to as Max, was talking with me about the question of when we “grow up.” He related his own story which I’ll paraphrase, in […]
[REVIEW] THOR: Epic Adventure for the Whole Family
It’s always nice to find a movie you can watch safely with your kids — one that doesn’t have sex or extreme violence or heart-stopping terror. Something with a positive message and admirable characters for your children to emulate. Thor […]
[SPORTS] Week In Sports #27: Derby Fever can be cured with mint juleps
NFL: The NFL draft was held last week and Auburn’s Cam Newton was drafted #1 overall. This pick by the Carolina Panthers ended months of debate about who would go #1. In past years there has been a clear top […]
My Daughter is Dating and YOU can help!
All the signs are there. The flirtiness when she enters the gym for volleyball practice; the text messages to names unfamiliar to me; the backseat conversations featuring casual talk about why “who and who broke up last month.” My 14-year-old […]
Love Is Saying NO
“No” is a powerful word and tool in parenting. It is much more powerful than the easier said, “Yes!” The boomer generation of parents, myself included, may have raised the most spoiled generation of children in history. This has sadly occurred at an economic time when […]
The Birdhouse
Bright sunlight splashed through my son’s bedroom window on New Year’s Day – a rare and welcome visitor to begin 2011 in Northeast Ohio. The unseasonably warm air had melted the vast majority of what was left of our white […]
Auto-oriented Getaway in Colorado
If you want to collect truisms, here are a couple: “Accordion players wear rings” and “Rich guys buy a lot of cars.” Now we’re not sure if the annual Gateway Canyons Classic Auto Fest will offer a chance to sample […]
Fears of a Father: A Meditation on Love
Few writers save Stephen King, Anne Rice and other authors who thrive in the literary genre of horror writing, enjoy writing about what scares them. Most writers seem to prefer writing about what they like, be it real (food, sports) […]
That’s right, Katy Perry is a creeper
I am running the risk of saying something which will upset the millions of orphans who have been spiritually abandoned by their parents and handed over to a surrogate mother named (non-)Music Television and a surrogate father named Facebook. If […]