She’s here!

" A baby fills a place in your heart that you never knew was empty" - Anonymous It has been a long journey, but the day finally arrived! We welcomed our daughter into the world this week, but the days leading up to her debut were far from easy. The week before Our due date … Continue reading She’s here! →

It Won’t Be Long

Tunes from Toons

I spent a lot of time in the car with my sons this past weekend. My oldest son asked me if I remembered some of the shows he used to watch as a kid. We began listing the shows he and his brother watched and had many laughs as we remembered specific episodes. This led … Continue reading Tunes from Toons →

Books I Couldn’t Put Down

I love reading. I don't get as much time to do it as I'd like. I have a stack of books on my "to read" pile right now. I really need to stop going to the library because every time I do, I bring home three or four and the "to read" pile doesn't go … Continue reading Books I Couldn’t Put Down →

Place your bets …

"Show me a gambler and I'll show you a loser" - Mario Puzo This is the first year I didn't have any "squares" for the Super Bowl. I am sure I could have purchased some. Some friends on Facebook posted that they had some available, the issue was getting them the money (let alone the … Continue reading Place your bets … →

Scammer/Spam “Heads up”

I received an email through the contact page from my blog today. It looked innocent enough: "It looks like you've misspelled the word "Blart" (I was talking about the movie Paul Blart: Mall Cop) on your website. I thought you would like to know :). Silly mistakes can ruin your site's credibility. I've used a tool called … Continue reading Scammer/Spam “Heads up” →

Build it … and they will play!

It's almost February, but we are still smack dab in the middle of a Michigan winter. The last snowfall we had left about 5-6 inches of what we used to call "good packing" snow as kids. This was the type of snow that was heavy and a little wet - perfect for making snowballs, snowmen, … Continue reading Build it … and they will play! →

My First Job

Today's blog stems from a daily writing prompt - "What was your first job?". I'm surprised that I haven't written about this before. The more I think about it, the more I realize that my first job actually led to my radio career! Let me tell you how... Let's be honest, what 16 year old … Continue reading My First Job →

Favorite Films – The 2010’s

As I looked back over the last year's worth of blogs, I was reminded that I had yet to finish a series I started on my favorite films. The premise of the series is to pick a favorite movie (that you have seen) for every year of your life. This series started with 1970 (the … Continue reading Favorite Films – The 2010’s →

2 Years of Ramblings – A Reflection

Two Years Old Word Press informs me that this blog turned two years old yesterday! Two years and the blogging continues.... I wrote a blog reflecting on one year and some feelings remain the same. Rather than look back on the entire two years, I thought I would reflect on the last year, which had … Continue reading 2 Years of Ramblings – A Reflection →