Twenty-Seven Ways You Can Die

I love hearing a good sob story. Like stories about when you found out Santa isn’t real, or pathetic reasons you got fired from your job. Or how you found out that everyone will die. Here’s my story. I was maybe six or so. I remember my family and I took a trip to some

This Post Breaks All the Rules

Socially speaking, I’m not allowed to write this post. Even the business world would frown on me. Because we’re supposed to only present our best selves, right? And as a business owner, I’m supposed to give the impression that I’ve got it all under control. To a degree, these are good rules. Personally, I don’t

Welcome To September

Pumpkins and scarecrows adorn shop windows and Target has Halloween costumes up for grabs. Even though the grocery stores are piling up on endless supplies of candy, all the kids are a bit downcast because they’re faced with a whole year of school ahead of them. Welcome to September. The end of summer, shorter days,

Do You REALLY Understand Healthcare?

You’re sick. You begrudgingly take off work, using your last sick day of the year available to you. You’d rather not go to the doctor, but your boss is requiring a doctor’s note. You drag yourself out of bed, buckle the screaming baby up in the car seat, drive to the doctor and sign in.

Birthday Blog

It’s my birthday and I must say that after last year’s birthday blog post, things have taken a positive turn in my life. I’ve had a year to accept the fact that I’m in my 30’s, I get heartburn more often, more cricks and cracks in my joints, and my body is more apt to display

Big Week For Baby A

So last week our foster daughter and Sarabeth went to Florida to visit her family. According to Sarabeth, our little girl did wonderful on the airplane, so if you’re stuck on a plane with a crying baby and an overwhelmed mother, you can bet it’s not my wife or daughter. Well, Baby A did two

Bet You Never Thought of These Five Ways to Prepare for a Baby

Jim Halpert on The Office said it best: “Having a baby is exhausting.” So for you people who haven’t had a baby yet, here is a list of things I wish I’d done to prepare before bringing Baby A. home: 1) Practice smiling. A lot. When you’re changing a diaper at 3 in the morning, the last thing you feel