Category Archives: parenting
Fear
You know every now and then I get hit with a wave of fear. Nothing crippling. More along the lines of uncertainity and I guess the fear of that. What would I do if I lost my job? What would happen … Continue reading
Carl Ripken Jr
Carl Ripken Jr. was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this weekend. MLB.com did a nice summary of his speech. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070729&content_id=2117722&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb Every baseball player today should be forced to watch or read his speech. For that matter any pro … Continue reading
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Goodbye Harry
My wife gave me my first Harry Potter book shortly after our son was born. She thought it would be nice for me to read it to him someday. Though we haven’t done that just yet, my son and I … Continue reading
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Why questions
Thoughtful post today on LinkedIn Answers: Seeing Life thru the eyes of a 4 1/2 year old What I really found most interesting were the responses. Some cited “no time” while quite a few mentioned “going along to get along” … Continue reading
John Lovell, Hero?
HERO: From the Greek ἣρως, in mythology and folklore, a hero (male) or heroine (female) are characters that in the face of danger and adversity, from a position of weakness display courage and the will for self-sacrifice, that is, heroism, … Continue reading
Great Weekend
Weekend in summary: Red Sox win Friday night. Coached baseball game. Hosted a birthday party for my little girl. Red Sox win Saturday. Celebrated Father’s Day Went to a baseball game with my family Dinner out to celebrate birthday and … Continue reading
People suck
I’m fortunate enough to coach my child’s baseball team. The league is one step above t-ball. In our division basically the coach pitches to his team. We do not keep track of strikes or balls and even bats each inning. … Continue reading
The greatest thing I ever heard.
Just this weekend I heard the greatest thing ever. No it wasn’t a joke. No it wasn’t that I had won the lottery. No it wasn’t my wife asking me for once for sex (that would be a sign of … Continue reading
