Christmas Memory – The High School Holiday Band Concert

If my memory serves me correct, our high school band played three concerts. The first was the Fall concert, usually in early November, which featured both Concert Band and Marching Band songs. The Spring Concert happened in mid-May, and usually featured some of the more "fun" songs. In between those, we had a holiday concert … Continue reading Christmas Memory – The High School Holiday Band Concert →

Senior Cars – Did You Paint Yours?

33 years ago today (June 9, 1988) I walked the stage and was handed my diploma (ok, it was actually the diploma case) at my high school graduation. Exactly 25 years later, I would walk the stage again and receive my college degree in Sleep Medicine. On my way into work tonight, I saw a … Continue reading Senior Cars – Did You Paint Yours? →

Random Thoughts and Stories I’ve Seen

In the Creative Writing class I had in college, one of the exercises they had us do was to grab a piece of paper and just write whatever pops into your head. That's kind of where this blog is coming from. What will it contain? Read on and see ... The above quote is from … Continue reading Random Thoughts and Stories I’ve Seen →

Reflecting on 2019 …

As the year draws to a close, I have pondered about what I wanted to write about. Some of the blogs I follow have posted "Year End" Top Ten lists featuring their 10 most read blogs of the year. Others have written rants about the old year, and posted resolutions for the new year. Yet … Continue reading Reflecting on 2019 … →

Capturing Memories of Yesterday

In my last blog, I was ranting about making spaghetti sauce. I hadn't made it in awhile, and it was long overdue. I was making it because we had friends over Saturday night. Our friend Amy was bringing by the flash drive with the photos she took of Dante' for senior pictures - session #1. You … Continue reading Capturing Memories of Yesterday →

Emotional Day

It is still a year away, but it is becoming very real, very quickly. Last month, on the last day of school, my oldest called me and proudly announced, "I'm a senior, dad!" It's not like I didn't think this time was coming, I knew it was. I knew when I held him as a … Continue reading Emotional Day →

Monday Memory – Pranked

It's April Fool's Day. In honor of this, I thought I would share a funny story in which I was the victim of a funny prank. It's funny now, but at the time, I didn't find it funny at all. My memory is a bit fuzzy on some of the details, but I am sure … Continue reading Monday Memory – Pranked →