Valentine’s Day. Two words that can bring either joy, fear or angst to a person. I’m one of the lucky ones – I’ve been happily partnered for almost twelve years, to a woman whose smile can still make my heart race. Thankfully, we don’t really subscribe to the whole “Valentine’s Day” hoopla. Neither one of [...]

I recently received an email from someone who I had not heard from in over 15 years. From my teenage years until my mid-20’s, she had been as close as a sister to me. Once I finally realized why I was so miserable in my life, I came out to her. It did not go [...]

So, we were cleaning out some old boxes and came across a very interesting photo taken of me on my eighth birthday. While it wasn’t too much of a shock to my system considering my upbringing, it made me wonder – why did it take me until I was in my thirties to come to [...]

My wife and I did our best to raise our daughter to be smart and responsible, so when she decided to move out a few months ago, we were pretty sure she’d be fine. Only a couple of weeks went by and we were almost ashamed to enjoy the “empty nest”. But, being the troopers [...]

Have you ever gotten completely and totally sidetracked? I seem to be the master. Case in point: I went to the sunroom to take out some cooked brisket to thaw for the weekend. Next to the freezer is a small fridge, which is the resting place for one of our two plants that I haven’t [...]