The Door

The front door of our house is {red}.  My favorite color – Aaron’s least favorite color.  When we decided to paint our new home dark gray with white trim, he indicated that he thought the door should be white, too.  I really wanted a colorful door, but I could not think of any color that [...]

Burr vs. Reagan

I have never given a second thought to which of their parents my kids resemble the most.  At this moment in time if Emma were transported back in time 20 years, she could easily pass for me.  Harley  looks very much like her dad and his siblings; though she also looks a lot like my [...]

This Day In History (May 5)

May 5 is a significant day for many reasons.
Carnegie hall held its very first concert with Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor,  Napoleon died while in exile, Christopher Columbus landed on and claimed the island of Jamaica for Spain, and Coco Chanel introduced Channel No. 5.
More importantly, in 1945 this cute little guy was born:

This is my dad.  He’s [...]

A Funny for Hump Day

My dad sent me this joke today, and I enjoyed it so much, I decided to share it.
A  Couple lived near the ocean and used to walk the beach a lot. One summer  they noticed a girl who was at the beach almost every day. She wasn’t  unusual, nor was the travel bag she carried, except for one [...]