Life Commentary 17/28

The Mess That Is Me

It’s a chore I truly detest, cleaning out the garage. There are tubs for everything from holiday decorations to party supplies to...

Today is the first day of a new year, and, I don’t know about you, but 2012 is leaving with mixed emotions. We saw one son get married...

Chad was graduating with his AA degree and the girls and I decided to make a weekend trip out of it without the kids. None of them could...

I despise heights. Some may see this as an irrational fear, and perhaps they’re right, but ridiculous or not, it freezes me up. It’s...

For a month, the world has been lit up like a literal Christmas tree. Houses and businesses, streets and neighborhoods, once barely...

Next to Black Friday, this is the worst day of the year to walk into a department store. People are already passing through the door...

Today’s post was going to ridicule the Scrooges of Christmas. The idea was to ponder how anyone can be grumpy when surrounded with...

It starts around Thanksgiving. Schools send notices home asking for food donations. A note on my mailbox tells me the Boy Scouts will...

I understand that children should be released from school to celebrate Christmas. (Yes, I know, it sounds like a prison term. Have you...

Before continuing with today’s post, I feel I must make this public service announcement. WARNING: The following blog post contains...