My daughter attended an art camp this summer where the children were asked to draw their families. For each person, my daughter chose an accessory to go along with the drawing. My wife, was holding a paper heart. My son, was holding a pillow because he likes to sleep [...]
The first time I ever let my son walk into a building by himself I panicked. I pulled away from the church where I was dropping him off for choir and I freaked out. He was eight at the time and up until then I had walked him in [...]
Life of Dad has restored in me the hope that someone indeed cares about fatherhood, that I am not alone. Since the moment I became a dad in 1981, it became the most important part of my life. Now 35 years later as the father of three and grandfather of [...]
When you know the storyline of a film, you don’t typically go in with any reasonable expectation of being surprised. During this film, I was surprised again and again. I was surprised by how incredibly well each animal was animated. You almost instantly forget that these creatures have been [...]
After a lengthy pause between Harry Potter books, J.K. Rowling published "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them". A book that delved back into her magical world by following a name that would be familiar to some of the die hard fans out there who consumed and dissected every word [...]
Baltimore Ravens tight end, Benjamin Watson makes a name for himself on the football field, but it is the work he does off the field that is more impressive. Benjamin and his wife, Kirsten created One More Foundation. Their mission is to be a vehicle to carry the hope and [...]
Wow, it's been a long time since I put up a new blog post here. Anyway, here's my newest post from earlier today. It originally appeared on my personal blog and you can read it here. Also, feel free to check out my other blog for some other pieces that [...]
Lucasfilm’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which takes place before the events of Star Wars: A New Hope, tells the story of unlikely heroes who have united to steal plans to the dreaded Death Star. The cast includes Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen, Mads [...]
When we’ve taken on big household painting projects, we usually take on multiple rooms and we’ve always hired professional painters who can get the job done quickly, in a day. This year we decided to let the kids do it themselves. We are not entertaining a move for a few years, [...]
