Yearly Archives: 2019

There was a time when my relationship with my brother was so strained I was ready to show him the door. That was an hour ago. However, I will admit…

Adulting as defined by my father is when a grown-up completes rudimentary tasks, which a responsible adult would be expected to accomplish, in order to just get by. The term…

“You can accomplish anything if you do not care who gets the credit or the blame.”  This was my enhanced version of former Commander-in-Chief, Harry S. Truman’s famous quote.  As…

Basement Craig could only be described as a jovial person who lacked any motivation to make contributions in the adult world. Basement Craig’s lack of motivation coupled with some tough…

My father adopted the routine of classifying future events as operations. For example, Operation Fire Snake. He believed that code names are cool and masked the true event from a…

“Who is stronger God or Santa?” It was a burning question that popped into my head in the middle of Christmas Eve mass. I listened as the priest stated that…

My father developed an unrealistic expectation when I was very young that I would be a sports star.  He thought if I started playing soccer at an early age I…

Parenting is challenging. However, my father developed the opinion that he had accumulated enough knowledge about parenting, based on the trials and tribulations he had endured from my brother and…

My father has assumed many roles that may have historically been filled by a woman. As such, I gave him the nickname Mr. Mom. My father was reluctant to embrace…

The snowstorm had already dropped more than a foot of snow when I finally completed my snow fort (with minimal assistance from my father). The fort was legendary; there were…