Brotherly Love

In the spring of 1998, my senior year in college, I received an unexpected yet excellent guest outside my front … Continue reading Brotherly Love

Family Bar Hopping. . .

It helps in life to have a friend that owns a bar, it helps in life too when said bar … Continue reading Family Bar Hopping. . .

Years back in a graduate school course of mine the instructor was offering up to our class a personal story … Continue reading Dionysian Moments

Well before the days of cellphones and text messaging my father had a very effective and seemingly foolproof way of … Continue reading Important Whistles In My Life

My dad was a person of deep faith. His Catholicism was a big component to his life. In fact his faith was … Continue reading John Milton, Friedrich Nietzsche & Prophecy

It is funny how things in life come full circle. Our neighbors put up an ice rink every winter and … Continue reading Skate Tightening

Like all parents my parents made a deep impression on me growing up- they still do. My parents always had … Continue reading Why History Matters

This post had every intention of being posted in the month of October. Between school and family however, it was … Continue reading October. . .Part II, Try November

My dad had a magical relationship with dogs. When in his presence they would gravitate to him which he welcomed … Continue reading Leonard