As my kids get older I find that we are always on the go. Whether it is taking one of my kids to karate class or another to choir practice my wife and I are always in the car. Sometimes the schedules are not perfectly aligned and we find [...]
INTRODUCING YOU TO BANDS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW, BUT TOTALLY SHOULD. LVL UP Every time I saw the name LVL Up, I mistakenly assumed the band was going to be similar to The Advantage or Megadriver. One of any number of bands that take video game music and transform them into [...]
I grew up on food stamps and welfare. I have no shame about it and learned very quickly at a young age the power of having and saving money. School didn’t teach me a damn thing about money! My dad, experiences and books did that [...]
There are impressive bags of startling hues under my eyes - I think they’re here to stay. I have some unidentifiable stains on my shirt, the same shirt that I might have worn yesterday - I’m not sure. There’s a saccharine sing-song tone to my voice that was never there [...]
“Donald Drumpf does not represent the America I know.” It’s a quote I’ve been hearing (and seeing) a lot. In conversations, on social media; people are stunned that someone who ran a campaign based on racism could capture the presidency. It makes me wonder what America they’re speaking of... Read [...]
We all parent differently. Even if our general philosophies are the same, we still parent differently, because we’re different people who have unique children. There is no blueprint we all follow because there’s no blueprint period. Real parenting isn’t about planning, it’s about adapting and improvising, and handling all the [...]
Recently I was fortunate enough to have a Nikon D5500 Digital Camera come into my life. The minute I took my first photo, I realized that photography was something I should have picked up YEARS ago. 4 years ago to be exact…when my son, Grayson was born. Don’t get me [...]
The beginning of the year has already passed, and with it the optimism over New Year’s resolutions is cooling. How does this happen every year? Where does all the steam go? It's not just us. Our teens notice this trend too. They see how little resolutions we make seem [...]
INTRODUCING YOU TO BANDS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW, BUT TOTALLY SHOULD. Ratatat I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not the biggest fan of most straight electronic music. Still, every now and then a band is able to find an elegant blend of electronic’s repetitive cadence and rock or [...]
Most parents swear by Legos, but it took me a while to appreciate their power. Kit & Where To Buy: LEGO Jurassic World Raptor Rampage 75917 Building Kit Time Needed: 3hrs/ 3 1 Hour Sessions Age Range: all […]
