Happy Valentine’s Day and Happy Anniversary to my beautiful and long-suffering wife of 24 years. Sandra is the best thing about my life and officially now we have been married half my life. We started dating when I was 16… Continue reading

Jack Squat is popular around the globe and I know him very well when it comes to DIY home repairs. I can’t wait to move into a nursing home some day. But until then it’s on me to figure out… Continue reading

“Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior. Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values.… Continue reading

She was probably about 4 years old. Getting almost too big to easily pick up and hold, but she lifted both hands to her father in the international language that meant she wanted to be. And he did. She laid… Continue reading

I was trying to get my Big Green Egg going yesterday for a long Boston butt cook and a swarm of wasps built a home just behind the grill.  I’m a live and let live kind of guy, but they… Continue reading

I’m borrowing, not stealing this idea from Pastor Steven Furtick from Elevation Church. You can watch or listen to it here.  In this powerful message Pastor Steven speaks about the tragedy in Charleston. I’m not going to add anything to… Continue reading

I’ve been praying that The Lord would give me a great idea to solve a certain business problem. He can do that, you know. But just a second ago the thought crossed my mind that instead of a great idea… Continue reading

  The highway 27 bridge on the Catawba River has been my goal since I started paddle boarding at the Whitewater Center a few weeks ago. It’s 1.75 miles from the dock. And then back. It was a great day to be on the… Continue reading

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