We all need a guide. I’m the worst backer-upper. In cars, trucks with trailers, Big Wheels(now I’m dating myself), but I’m just terrible backing up.  I guess because I’m a man of progress. Right. So when I have to back out of my… Continue reading

Sandra and I were recently eating out and I commented that it’s my new favorite place.  But now I can’t remember where it was. Sad, huh? Just turned 48 but you would think I could remember anything pertaining to food. … Continue reading

Some jobs are hard. And not fun. That’s why the company has a perpetual job posting on LinkedIn and Monster or maybe just a sign on the door. People are quitting all the time. But let’s assume that although the… Continue reading

   So you already know it’s my birthday. It’s such a momentous occasion, it calls for a 2 post day.  I don’t just spend my birthday self-absorbed. I feel a double obligation to please my readers.  All 3 of you. … Continue reading

I get the cake and the presents, but it was my mom who did all the hard work.   The morning sickness, the bulging waistline, the months of carrying the extra weight, the fat clothes, the labor pains, THE pain. And if… Continue reading

   Keely graduated high school Saturday and the following is my prepared speech for her. I’m very proud of her and I’m posting it here so that she’ll never forget.   To really know Keely is to really love and admire her. But… Continue reading

A baseball player can win a batting title hitting .333. He can be the best hitter in baseball and be unsuccessful 2 out 3 times. Will just finished his first season of kid pitch and in his last game he… Continue reading

It’s a can of Febreze. It should be as easy as point, spray and sniff. But look at all of the words. What could they possibly be trying to tell me? Or warn me about? Should I really use a… Continue reading

I’m not in love with mornings because they symbolize the end of sleep. And I love sleep. But I do love new days. Each new day is a fresh start. A redo. A reboot. Maybe I messed up on my… Continue reading

My baby girl turns 16 today. There is a certain sadness seeing her grow up. All parents understand what I mean. But yet I’m excited to see the person she’s becoming. She’s a bright star whose light radiates onto others… Continue reading

My dad just turned 78. He may not make it to 79. He’s held together by a pacemaker, a defibulator, a breathing machine, insulin and a cocktail of other medications. I doubt that he remembers the last day he didn’t… Continue reading

Sometimes I wonder if major technological breakthroughs are a product of boredom. Tech nerds and engineers looked at a perfectly good bag phone in 1992 and thought, “ok, now what?” “Hey, I wonder if we could make that fit in… Continue reading

Sometimes your vendor consistently underperforms. You can choose to vent your frustrations and maybe you’ll be heard. Chances are that you’re not the only customer who has received similar poor service and the complaints have already been lodged and the… Continue reading

I imagine that the first mile of a marathon is easier than the last. I can only imagine because it’s not something I will ever do. I wasn’t born with the crazy gene. But life is a race. It starts… Continue reading

This guy comes up to my front door wearing a lawn care service uniform so I know he’s about to deliver a sales speech. I guess he didn’t notice the sign at the entrance of the neighborhood that states “no… Continue reading

So I took Sandra to Cinnebarre tonight for her birthday. That’s the theater that serves real food. Because we like to do both. Eat and watch movies. And I had a BOGO free coupon. We like those too. But it… Continue reading

What century are we in? 21st, correct? Yet I just received an email blast with 100+ email addresses that were not blind copied. And it originated from an organization. I’ll omit the name. But really? We have to be 18… Continue reading

Of course we had a name for it. Just like any family that practically raises its kids in the vehicle that shuttles them between grandma’s, play dates, doctor’s appointments, school, fast food drive-thrus, emergency rooms and church, we had a… Continue reading

Edited and comments left by Dennis Brady in parentheses. It all started when my mom and sisters left to go out of town Sunday afternoon. My dad and I were an hour late getting to grandma’s house for Easter dinner.… Continue reading

There are 2 types of people in the world. Ok, there’s more than two, but for the sake of this Random Thought, we’re sticking with only two. The Cans and the Cants. The Cans see an obstacle as something to… Continue reading

Will had a game yesterday at 9:30am. It was 37 degrees. Throw in the 15mph wind and it’s subarctic temperatures. We just needed snow to really set the mood. But the game must go on. Must it? I was wearing… Continue reading

He’s funny, quirky, eager to please and smarter than me. Most importantly, Will is 9 years old today. I don’t have words to express how much I love this boy and he’d rather I show him anyway with Dollar Cone… Continue reading

I’m learning a few things about me. Know thyself, Plato said. It’s taken almost 48 years, but I’m getting there.  A couple of things I’ve learned recently: my body was not designed for early morning workouts and I’m better staying… Continue reading

Like most people in the 21st century, I charge my phone on my nightstand while I sleep. I wake up in the morning, unplug it, start using it(to check NFL news, read the Bible, check email and the weather. Rarely… Continue reading

Will’s opening ceremony for baseball was scheduled for this morning. Because of the forecasted rain, the commissioner broadcasted an email last night that he would send another email this morning if the ceremony was cancelled.  So as we were driving… Continue reading

It’s what they say at the end of episodes of TV shows. Stay tuned for scenes of the next all new episode of… But I don’t want to know. I don’t want a preview. I can wait a week. I… Continue reading

I have fantastic children, but sometimes they provoke a lecture that usually turns into one of these blog posts.  One such example recently has been about bare minimum people. People who only do the bare minimum required to get by. Barely… Continue reading

I caught myself saying that to Arthur the other day. He was trying to make plans with me and I told him that I would be out of pocket several days. Really? Out of pocket? Did I just say that,… Continue reading