100 Mile Challenge: Miles 1-2.75
I set out to do two miles and felt really good after a mile, but decided I should aim for 1.5 to not hurt myself since I am really not […]
Teachers and Coaches
Fifth grade was a nightmare for me. A year filled with stress induced migraines and a constant feeling of dread. At the center of my memories of this time stands the imposing image of a strict, red faced women who was my teacher and she caused me to hate school. […]
If I Could be a Fly On that Bus
This is a short one, but a good one that I’d like to carve in stone here to remember for all time. A couple of weeks ago, the boys were talking about something that happened on the school bus, which caused Andrea to ask, “What the heck happens on that […]
Just Another Day
I wrote this at the start of my senior year in college for the college newspaper, in October 1994. After the long dark night, a faint glimmer of light appears low on the black horizon. A chorus of crickets is replaced by an orchestra of birds. They proclaim the birth […]
Darkness and Light
The other night, I sat at church and watched the Christmas concert for my sons’ Catholic school. I watched with an overflowing heart as my kindergartner and my big first grader sang, one with a giant smile on his face, the other studiously singing the words as he seemed to […]
Kisses and Hugs
The other day, we received our catalog from “Oriental Trading”, a company from which Andrea has ordered candy and other little gifts for the boys to bring in to school for their friends for different holidays. Benjamin and Matthew love looking through it and picking out what they want to […]
Journey into the Past; Glimpse into the Future
This past weekend was my 20th high school reunion, as well as Andrea and I’s 12th wedding anniversary. Needless to say, the weekend was dripping with sentimentality, nostalgia, flashbacks and, of course, alcohol. A lot of it (not the alcohol, thankfully) continues to stick with me. While the boys hung out […]
Growing Up Sucks
For nearly six years, Benjamin had been my little companion on commutes into and from work, everyday…Matthew for more than four years. I would always drop them off and pick them up from daycare everyday, which accounted for 30 minutes to an hour a day where we would talk about […]
Bullies
For the summer, Ben is back at the daycare he has been at since he was an infant, a place he is basically very comfortable at, especially since he is reunited with Matthew. As I could have predicted, Ben has started coming home complaining about the same boy that has […]
What Focus Problem?
As I have previously talked about in this blog, Benjamin has had some problems in school and with his teacher. One of the issues she has cited is a lack of focus on his part. The thing he has complained about the most is being bored. Of course, I have […]
It's The Papa 