Trying to discipline my little terror is often quite a challenge. In fact it's down right hard. Timeout isn't always a place that he goes willingly, which is a shame because I would maim a puppy for a few minutes of quite time. I wish someone would put me in a corner and tell me [...]
My uncle'sfuneral was this past Thursday. It was one of those home-goings that we can all only hope for. Close to 200 family and friends showed up for one man. The block represented big time blasting This is for My Homies from their cars in front of the funeral parlor, showing love for one of the most genuine people [...]
Many of us take knowing our fathers for granted. For some he was the so-called "man of the house," taking on his role with a sense of duty and obligation that can only be understood as an adult. Still others of us gladly don't know our fathers. We get passed down stories of abuse, or [...]
Jimmy red car, and I don't care. Jimmy red car, and I don't care. Jimmy red care and I don't caaaaaaaaaaaaare! My monster's run away. As much as I hate the original in it's historical context, I kind of like the remix. It must be fun being a snot-nosed, cookie munching, song mangling three-year-old. At [...]
For the last couple of weeks I had to steady myself everytime the phone rang revealing my mother's cell phone number on the caller ID. Somehow I knew that when the news came it would be my mom who'd break it to me. That call I had been dreading came two days ago when in a strained voice she said "he's [...]