It is summer time and the BBQ season is in full swing. Here are some basic rules to live by when enjoying these outdoor events.[The following assumes all safe Covid measures and adherence to government mandates pertaining to the pandemic, are taken.] BBQ Rule #1 – “What can I bring?” – These four simple words…
Independence Day is this Saturday. Covid19, and the recent surge in infections here in Texas, has put the kibosh on any civic celebrations. Also, given the air of civil unrest and behavior of government officials, celebrating our country might not be too high on anyone’s list of things to do. I am here to tell…
I can’t wait for football. I played on teams all my sports life. I never was much of an individual sports guy. I hate tennis. I am not much of a bowler, if you consider that a sport at all. I would be a good golfer if my long, middle and short games were any…
So, it has been 29 days since we were asked to stay home. Here is what I have discovered. Bodily protection – We have all the gear, latex gloves, homemade hand sanitizer that is about as effective as Kool-Aid in killing germs, and your favorite homemade face mask. When I say homemade, basically they are…
Football season has started. I love the start of the season. There is newness and an expectation of starting over, every year. We get to see what the new crop of boys will do as freshmen and how the veterans have improved. We will soon get to sit at our little field on Thursdays as…
I find it very strange we can spend 40 hours a week with people, for years, but never allow them further than the parking lot, into our lives. This is normal for American life, 5 days out of the week. Of course there are a small few who get invited to happy hours and lunches…
Another school year is in the books and this one has been a tumultuous one. Here is what we have learned: High School: This was a year of trust and letting go. It was another lesson that parenting is not painted with a broad stroke but with fine lines on individual canvases. “All good things…
I remember as if it were yesterday. I woke up at 6:00 AM to the phone ringing. It was her. It was not like I needed to be awakened, I hardly slept the night before. I wasn’t allowed to see her but no one said I couldn’t talk to her. We were like children on…
I was talking to a friend of mine the other night about motorcycles and it triggered a memory I had about my oldest son and trains. Yeah that is how my brain works, I talk about motorcycles with my friends and I remember trains, go figure. My son, who is now 19, had a love…
If you search the Internet, you will see a plethora of articles and posts on the common designation of parents when it comes to sports. I will rattle off a few but they are not the focus of this post: The Investor – “My child is going to play college ball and someday make the…
