I have been a sleep technologist since 2013. In all those years, I have never been so moved by a patient's kind gesture - until yesterday. I walked into the tech room and found a tall green gift bag on the counter, It had a sticky note on it that read, "Keith - from your … Continue reading An Unexpected and Moving Gift
Tag: Bluey
“You’ve Got Mail!”
You may remember me mentioning my kids painting with colored ice recently. I was surprised this week when a "postcard" arrived for me. He had a bit of help from mommy, but his message warmed my heart. He calls me "Big Fella" all the time now. The kids on Bluey called their dad that once … Continue reading “You’ve Got Mail!”
Brief Life Update
This week, while it has been nice to have some new features to post here, I feel like I haven't really told you what's been up our way. It's been a pretty busy week or so. I had the chance to spend the day with my daughter this week. We went to lunch at McDonald's … Continue reading Brief Life Update
Cartoon Moment and The Life Lesson
One of the first things I do when I get up is look back at Facebook Memories. I didn't need it to know that today is the birth anniversary of my high school band director, my mentor, and friend Tom Shaner. He passed away before Christmas in 2020. I wrote an emotional blog about him … Continue reading Cartoon Moment and The Life Lesson
Jotting Down Some Randomness
The past week has been one of change and challenges for me. I am usually not lacking things I want to write about, but the past few days have been ... well, busy. I've jotted little random thoughts in my "possible blog" notebook but none of them really warrants a full blown blog. So I … Continue reading Jotting Down Some Randomness
Another year passes …
Today I finished my 53rd trip around the sun. Birthdays stopped being special to me a long time ago. They are just another day. However, I will tell you that today was a birthday I won't soon forget. Let me tell you why ... Ella has been talking about my birthday for months. She's known … Continue reading Another year passes …
Morning Miscellaneous
The anecdotes in the blog today are a hodge podge of things that really wouldn't work as a complete blog, so I thought I would just throw them together here in one. Please forgive the randomness ... Missed Milestone Somewhere over the last couple weeks, I neglected to mark a milestone. I would have never … Continue reading Morning Miscellaneous
Flatpack Wisdom
One blog that I follow belongs to a friend in Scotland. She's a poet named Britta. She has fascinating backstory and through her blog I have come to know a bit about her. You can read her blog here: https://brittasblog422041504.wordpress.com In a recent blog, she mentioned that her son had purchased a desk/chair set from … Continue reading Flatpack Wisdom
Relating to Cartoon Dogs
"Oh boy. Here goes Keith talking about that Bluey show again. Isn't that a kid show? Why does he watch that?" I relate to it! There, I said it. There are so many things about this show that I can relate to! For example, in our house, Sam and I cannot use the bathroom without … Continue reading Relating to Cartoon Dogs
Various Ramblings of a Nostalgic Italian 