• On Parenting

    I may not have been the perfect parent but when your son recommends good music, I did something right.

  • A Three Year Old

    Is a sponge and can soak up everything .

    We gave Arthur a pretty cool spongy subway train. He loved it.

    He asked me if it was a Max Train (Portland’s Transit System) or a subway car.

    I said probably both.

    He said, “They are both vehicles.”

    Wow those are some big words. They are roughly the same words I am learning in my German class.

    Here is a quick drawing I did in his honor.

  • Election Day Biopsy

    It feels similar to going to a doctor and you are waiting to get back the results.

    You know things are not quite right, yet you anticipate the results.

    Even if you get the result, you know there are going to be ramifications.

    Be prepared for the worst and celebrate the worst.

    Namaste my friends.

  • My Brother Steve

    Describe a family member.

    Is so different than the rest of us. He is one of the grumpiest people I have ever met. Yet his grumpiness is endearing. He has a kind heart and is generous with his time and energy.

    He was always the adventurer getting in all kinds of trouble. He was the one who get his leg stuck in a bicycle, his leg ripped open by a clamshell and started fights.

    As an adult he is set in his ways and routines. Give him a Phillies game and he is content. He is a very simple man at peace with himself.

    This is his favorite activity