As Mother's Day winds to a close, I'm sitting here finishing my beer and listening to TBWITWW read Dean his bedtime stories. We spent yesterday at Union Station, looking at trains and seeing some interesting displays. Today we went to the Zoo and then out to dinner. I'm a lucky, lucky man. Mother's Day is complicated. …

It's Mother's Day, and while I love my mom, and my mother-in-law is pretty great too, my wife is super awesome. She's put up with an awful lot of crap from me over the years and put up with an awful lot of crap from all other directions as well. And now, we're raising a son …

We found out yesterday that my great-aunt Caroline had passed away. In February, she had a major stroke, and recently came down with an upper respiratory infection which she was unable to fight off. Since she lived most of my life in Florida, I didn't get to know her until recently, however she was a major …

Today is her 32nd birthday. (You'd never know by looking at her though.) She's beautiful, funny, smart, tough, powerful, and sexy. (Stop looking at her like that.) We've been through a lot together, and I know that there is no way I'd be half the man I am without her behind me supporting me and kicking…

My great-aunt Caroline had a major stroke the other night. She is responsive, but not fully concious at this point, and there is still some bleeding in the brain, so they do not know what the prognosis is at this point. Prayers and positive thoughts are appreciated for her and her husband as well as the …

Today is my father's birthday. I've said before, and I'll say again, that my father is my hero. I hope to be the kind of man he is. I hope to be the kind of father he is. I hope to be the kind of brother, son, husband, and friend he is. He's not perfect by …

First of all, I don't care for phones. My typical phone conversation lasts less than a minute and only happens if I feel I have an obligation to call someone, or ave to deal with a business and I can't take care of the business online... Or, when I want to talk to my parents. My …