It’s only a coincidence that a project of mine is going live right here at the end of summer, what with Friday being the first day of fall. However, it feels like more than just happenstance. This project has been long, arduous, exhausting, and frustrating and this summer was too hot, too long, and too [...]
The weather was very similar 10 years ago as it was today when I took the girls outside to play. Everyone has their “where were you?” stories when the plane hit the Twin Towers and mine is pretty dull. I was at work, hitting refresh over and over on news sites and getting server timeouts. [...]
There was an era in my life when the moments I saw all of my friends were at weddings. In the next era, the moments were when someone gave birth to a child. I’m not ready to move on to era when the gatherings happen because of a funeral, but here we are. Some friends [...]
I broke the fast with a Yuengling tonight. I don’t usually like to talk about what I give up for Lent, but you guys, the Yuengling tasted so good. Maybe I’m due for AA. I think this is the first year since the girls were born that I actually gave up something for Lent. Maybe [...]
Adriene and I have just returned from a cruise for 8 days sailing to St. Maarten, St Lucia, and St Kitts. We left the girls with Adriene’s parents and enjoyed actual, extended adult time together. We actually had conversations without being interrupted or repeating ourselves fifteen times. We ate meals without cajoling or begging or [...]