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I was walking down the stairs at my parents’ house in Youngstown when I realized something monumental—something that perhaps I never realized before: There’s no need for me to base my standard of success on my parents. There’s no need for me to use their criteria to judge whether I’ve done well. It’s only my [...]
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So far this morning I have made delicious fry-like baked potatoes, perused four high school notebooks, and half-assed a kickboxing video. What have you accomplished since midnight? ;} One of the things I found was a list buried in the back of the last notebook I picked up. Here is the list: Monday June 15 [...]
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In November I’ll be visiting Youngstown for a long weekend for business (and birthdays!), with no clear idea of what net access will be available. My flights there and home are on Thursday Nov. 1st and Monday Nov. 5th, respectively, so if I go incommunicado you can expect me back the 6th (Tuesday) or thereabouts. [...]
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This post has been a draft for months, waiting to be polished and posted. I’ve been preoccupied for at least that long, trying to think of what I would tell you about my mother. For a large chunk of that time, it only contained two words: lip gloss. But lip gloss isn’t all there is [...]
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Today is my Daddy’s birthday!! He is a FANTASTIC number today, which is 60. It is a nice even number to help showcase his awesomeness. (Next year, when he is 61, I will say: “It is a nice odd number to help showcase his brain-damaged-ness.” My dad is so awesome, he is awesome for even [...]
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Got a call from Mom this morning letting me know that Dad had a(nother) heart attack this morning, that he is “okay”, that they aren’t going to do any kind of surgery, but they have him on medication and are putting him in a room. A hospital room, not a padded room. (Me, you can [...]
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I’m sure I was doing something important when my father fumbles in his luggage looking for a particular item and instead comes up with a headlamp. And he puts it on his head and turns it on and it is the most awesome thing I ever saw, but I simply cannot get over the absurdity [...]
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