October 2 – Comedy Trifecta

Today is an important day in comedy, as three legends celebrate birthdays. Groucho Marx was born today in 1890. He had great success, of course with this brothers in the many Marx Brothers movies. He also found success on radio and television as the host of You Bet Your Life. Bud Abbott was born today … Continue reading October 2 – Comedy Trifecta →

Turntable Talk #7 – One Hit Wonders

This blog is part of Turntable Talk, hosted by Dave at A Sound Day. Each month he provides us with a new topic for discussion. This time around Dave's topic is One Hit Wonders. He says, "While we mostly all love the Beatles, Stones, U2s and Springsteens who stick around for years if not decades … Continue reading Turntable Talk #7 – One Hit Wonders →

Something’s Missing!

Warning - Band Alumni Rant To Follow! It is no secret to anyone who follows my blog that I am a Band Nerd through and through! I have many wonderful memories of playing in band when I was in school. Many memories surround the high school Homecomings. Homecoming was always on a Saturday. We'd start … Continue reading Something’s Missing! →

Friday Photo Flashback

For this week's edition of the Friday Photo Flashback, we go back to Spring Break of 1989. I had graduated high school, was working at my first radio job, and my high school band was heading to Florida to perform at Disney World. My brother was still in band at the time and my parents … Continue reading Friday Photo Flashback →

Chilly Bedtime Prayers

Ella Story #1 My wife texted me about this earlier tonight and then posted it on Facebook: We say prayers every single day before nap time and bedtime. Saying prayers tonight, Ella stopped me mid prayer and told me we needed to pray for Elsa and Anna (the princesses from the movie Frozen) Me: why … Continue reading Chilly Bedtime Prayers →

A Holiday I Like a Latte!

It's a Brew-tiful day for a cup of Joe! It is National Coffee Day (Not to be confused with International Coffee Day which comes up on October 1)! Pour yourself a cup of Go Juice, Go Go Juice, Bean Juice, Brain Juice or Jitter Juice and guzzle that Java! In celebration, many places have some … Continue reading A Holiday I Like a Latte! →

45 – Not a Colt or a Record

Back in July I wrote: "since I started posting about my weight loss journey, I have been followed by just about every keto diet page, healthy living page, eat better/workout more page and such. This irks me for some reason. I post my stuff here to keep myself accountable. On the weeks I gain weight … Continue reading 45 – Not a Colt or a Record →

Gourd Ahead, Make My Day!

Saturday morning, when I got home from work it was raining. I had hoped to come home and take the kids to the local orchard to pick up pumpkins. I love going there because they do a hay ride that takes you out to the pumpkin patch and you can go get your own pumpkin. … Continue reading Gourd Ahead, Make My Day! →

Life Turns On A Dime

Just what does that even mean - "Life turns on a dime?" A quick Google search will offer up some explanations for folks unfamiliar with the phrase: "Since a dime is the smallest U.S. coin, the ability to "turn on it" is a figure of speech meaning you can change direction very quickly in a … Continue reading Life Turns On A Dime →

Friday Photo Flashback

Time for another Friday Photo Flashback. I was going to say that I am not digging too deep for this week's picture, but when I realized that it is probably at least 10-15 years old. Is that considered old? You decide. This is one of my favorite photos of me with my dad and brother. … Continue reading Friday Photo Flashback →