I don’t know about you, but as we slide towards the winter solstice, my energy level goes down. As the daylight period decreases, I find myself needing more sleep. Part of it could be the aging process. I’m pretty familiar with this phenomenon, and many of my friends are, too. I’ve found that continuing to exercise
Category: Family life
Refusing to Hate
I hope everyone is having a restful Thanksgiving. I’m in charge of the turkey and gravy, and Mrs. T. and the children are cooking everything else. Low-maintenance guests are coming over. So, it is a remarkably stress-free holiday for me, thus far. I even have time to read and blog a bit. In addition, to
‘Known and Loved’ and Tony Jarvis
If you’re a parent of ‘tweens or teens, I strongly recommend this book: With Love and Prayers. Frankly, I’ve read it three times. I get something new from it each time. Tony Jarvis is the author, and he has decades of experience working with students. He currently teaches at the Yale Divinity School, and for 30
An Autumn Saturday
It’s autumn in New England. The leaves are turning, the breezes are becoming crisp, and the sounds of soccer and football are in the air. I awoke super-early to fit in a 1/2 day of fishing. It was fun. A day for small flies. Caught a 17″ rainbow on a tiny size 28 dry fly (photo
Sun and Guns
It is an outdoorsy Labor Day weekend. One of my children wanted to try skeet shooting, found online Addieville Farm, and booked a session. So, I took two of my children over, and we tried our hand at firing 20 gauge shotguns at clay pigeons (videos here and here or up top). Hitting a moving target is much more difficult than it
Your Start-Up Failed? Go Ahead and Have Fun
I chatted with a friend, who has decided to close down his start-up. He worked on it for a few years, underwent a major pivot, and, in the end, realized, it wasn’t going to work out. All this while having his first child, too. He is closing down the company. He called me to ask for