We all remember the excitement of going on a first date – learning about a new girl, discovering common interests, learning something new about ourselves. Now take that experience and multiply it by any factor you wish, and maybe you’ll […]
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 […]
Everest
Perfect weather: Eighteen degrees, snow flurries, a slight wind… and sunshine. Perfect weather, indeed – for my son’s first time sledding. At the age of three, Cole was a husky, barrel-chested toddler, ready to take on the world. Not surprisingly, […]
BROWN GOLD
“Daddy, come here! Right away! You have to see this — NOW!” Cole could not contain his vibrant enthusiasm as he raced down the hallway, summoning me to witness his first masterpiece, wrought of angst, yet also of the indomitable […]