From The Book – MiltR...
(From the Little Black Dress): A few years ago, John found this chili place that beats all. And we talked about it so much that when...
read moreThe Lost Files – If Pray...
The Lost Files were weekly columns written back around 2001-2003 while I was running a newspaper in the Midwest. They seem to have...
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Kelly Warren has been one of the Little Black Dress’ dearest friends for ages. In fact, they met in the woods, but that’s another...
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It’s the smell that hits you when you first enter. And it’s the smell you’ll always remember. There’s nothing...
read moreListing With A List
Productivity tips and how-tos, once a cottage industry, are now a full-blown conglomeration of books, three-day seminars, blogs, web...
read moreI Am Losing This Battle
One of the first things any self-respecting man does upon arriving at the new domicile is set up the stereo system. We must have...
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Sorry for the delay in posting lately, but we’ve been going through a few small life changes – one funeral and a rather...
read moreThe Balloons Fly
We held a gravesite memorial service for Mimi today. Mother of the Little Black Dress, grandma to the Sons of Thunder. By 10 a.m., it...
read moreFrom The Book – EddiR...
Readers of this blog will know of the passing of The Little Black Dress’s mom, Eddi, or “Mimi” to The Sons of...
read moreThe Sons Of Thunder Face Death
Explaining death to kids is a fascinating study. As adults, we try and use “comforting” terms and ease into the...
read more“Where, O Death, Is Your...
“The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in...
read moreFrom The Book – Dunnavan...
One of my best friends was a guy named Roger. We roomed together at prep school for three years and even went to the same college....
read moreThe Lost Files – Fly Fis...
The Lost Files were weekly columns written back around 2001-2003 while I was running a newspaper in the Midwest. They seem to have...
read moreFrom The Book: Chicken Marsala...
There was some debate among tribal members about sharing this one, as it is one of our favorites and some things should just remain...
read morePearls (of wisdom) For The Son...
It’s graduation time around here; yet there’s a difference. We’ll be packing up and leaving within a couple of...
read moreThe Lost Files – Pillows...
The Lost Files were weekly columns written back around 2001-2003 while I was running a newspaper in the Midwest. They seem to have...
read moreFrom The Book: Finally, Perfec...
We are pretty hard-core popcorn fanatics at our house. So much so, I argue that popcorn is a vegetable – therefore healthy. I...
read moreThe Lost Files: Sage Advice Fr...
The Lost Files were weekly columns written back around 2001-2003 while I was running a newspaper in the Midwest. They seem to have...
read moreListen … And You Will Le...
There are two types of people who watch movies. – Those who sit quietly watching, letting the movie unfold before them. Waiting...
read moreLord Of The Flies – Lite
We’ll call it the Water War of 2009, which turned into a two-day event and ended up with more rules than the Geneva Convention....
read moreWith This Thumb . . .
So the Sons of Thunder are in the back of the Suburban and we’re heading to a Boy Scout awards ceremony. And out of the blue...
read moreWhen The Last Copyeditor Leave...
Journalism will be in a world of hurt. Copyeditors were always my bane – arguing with me over whether the word was...
read moreCamping, Piano Recitals And Ot...
Just a few observations from the last couple of weeks: Dads bring knives to campouts; often times complete with belt carrying case....
read moreMedia Alert: We’re All G...
One thing that always drove me crazy was how we in the media too often blew out of proportion the latest death threat from some...
read moreThe Camping Trip, Part II
Camping is what you remember. It’s the hiking, the exploring, the cooking over the fire, the contest to see who has the most...
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