Pitch the Costumes

As we approach Halloween I should confess that I have never been a costume guy. I think I stopped doing Halloween after Kindergarten because I had already decided that I was “above” playing dress up. Even as an adult my first question when invited to a Halloween party...

Who’s My Leader?

In the city I live in, drivers have zero patience. Most drivers have memorized the length of traffic lights, and start honking at you to go three seconds before it turns green. It is even worse at stop signs. I hate making left turns in traffic because of the insane...

Being Ok with Ok

Over the past few years family has fallen in love with the music from the musical Hamilton, based upon the life of founding father Alexander Hamilton. This led me to read a massive, yet enthralling, biography on Hamilton. Alexander Hamilton’s life-achievements...

Living Bravely

We often talk about “acts of bravery.” A soldier receives a commendation for bravely running through no mans land to save a comrade. A person on a walk becomes a local hero for rushing to the aid of someone having a heart attack. A pilot lands a disabled...

Yes, You CAN do it

The words “I can’t” and most men I know seldom go together. One of the things we pride ourselves on is being able to figure out how to do just about anything. We love when the mechanic gives us an $800 quote and we fix it for $300. We love when our wife tell us to...