Today’s tale is over at the chronicle.Click here to read it! Keywords for searchers: alligator, lake mills, goggles

C is in a flower-plucking mode these days. When he sees a pretty flower, he wants to pick it. We’re working on convincing him that the flowers are prettier where they are, but it’s a slow process. The other day, I had the boys with me running errands and they were completely sick of going […]

Yesterday, I decided that I’d try to write something touching for Memorial Day. Unfortunately, when I sat down to try to write it, I had a really tough time. It’s hard for me to not get political when writing about the military, and that’s not what today is about. Eventually, I gave up. Last night, […]

One of our family activities is taking a walk around the neighborhood in the evenings. It’s really a lot of fun. Not only does everyone get some exercise, but we also get to stop and chat with the neighbors. Sometimes, we have other kids join us for our walk as we go. Since the neighborhood […]

Over the years, we have accumulated quite a few of those wooden “Thomas the Train Engine” trains. Nonetheless, the kids have their favorites. If I’m in the room with them, this can be a problem. They turn to me to resolve every little dispute over who gets to play with which engine or train car. […]

Have you been to the America’s Pavilion at Epcot? It’s pretty cool. There’s an acapella singing group there called the Voices of Liberty. Everybody sits on the floor under a big domed ceiling, and the Voices of Liberty do their performance right in the middle. The acoustics are great, and the performers do a fantastic […]

Never try to bluff a 2-year-old when there are toys on the line. Today’s tale is in the Seminole Chronicle. Click here to read it! Keywords for Searchers: Bluff, Carly, Trash

Here in central Florida, we have these creatures called “love bugs.” For those that haven’t seen them, they are shaped roughly like fireflies, but don’t glow, and they get their name from the fact that they are constantly mating. The things actually fly around with their ends connected to each other. How they manage that, […]

The kids go to a pre-school that is associated with a church. This isn’t that unusual. Most preschools around here are associated with churches. Sometimes, however, it leads to strangeness. Yesterday, while I was in the kitchen cooking dinner (and my wife was taking her traditional Mother’s Day nap), I heard the following little tune come […]

I listen to a wide variety of music when I’m up in my office: reggae, classical, jazz, blues, folk, “international”, classic rock, even a little pop from time to time. Realizing this, my wife keeps her eyes out for interesting CDs. Last year for one of the holidays she gave me a CD called “When […]