My favorite thing to make for dinner is reservations. Who would have thought that boiling eggs and making pap would be so difficult. Making pap is the same as “fighting until you see the light at the end of the tunnel.” You never know if you’ve gotten it right until the end. There’s a key … Continue reading Cooking

One thing about music is that when it hits you, you feel no pain. My music taste ranges from “You’ve gotta listen to this” to “I know, please don’t judge me.” A day without music is like…just kidding, I have no idea. When I was a little boy, I told my Dad, ‘When I grow … Continue reading The Power of Music

Having one child makes you a parent. Having two makes you a referee. Once you hit four children, you become a Principal. Having kids is like living in a frat house. Nobody sleeps, everything is broken and there's a lot of throwing up going on at regular intervals. It's no wonder fathers lose their hair … Continue reading Parenting

Common sense is not a gift. It’s a punishment because you have to deal with everyone who doesn’t have it. This country needs a department of common sense. It’s the one industry that needs all the funding. I know it doesn’t make sense to you because you don’t have common sense. Stop punishing me. Life … Continue reading The Gift of Common Sense

While in the army, as with most war stories, we lost our way. Figuratively. I mean all that gun powder and smoke does that to you. I remember it all like it was yesterday. We managed to suppress enemy fire and secure the village. And then it began, the people of the village refused to … Continue reading Fiction or Nonfiction