I’m thankful for the many blessings God has given me. I’m grateful to my wife, who is patient with me and is a great mother. She is the heart of our family. I am thankful for my children, who are healthy, hard-working and honest. I am so proud. I am thankful to be part of
Category: Personal
Since My Mom Died….
Since my Mom died (see “My Mother and Her Shoe Boxes”), holidays can be a bummer, frankly. Since my Mom died, I anticipate my birthday with dread, honestly. Family events highlight her absence. By way of background, my mother and I were very similar personality types: extroverts, who like to joke and make things happen.
Veterans Day and Yale’s Memorial Hall
I met a WWII veteran a few days ago. He is J. Kenneth Brody, Yale ’44. I met him only briefly, but heard a lot about him from a family member. He hurried up his studies in order to serve. He joined the Navy and then served in three theaters of battle. He was at
The Yale Whiffenpoofs
A white-knuckle drive through a snow storm. Car accidents. A winter wonderland. The Yale Whiffenpoofs. That was a day in my life. I went back for my college’s annual alumni assembly. It was my first time to this event, as I was asked only recently to represent my class. Man, what a tough drive over.
Sexual Predators and the Internet
I’ve been battling a bug this week, but am glad that I attended a recent morning talk by Dan Conley, the Boston District Attorney. He mentioned what we all know: the Internet is a cool place but can be dangerous for children and teens. But, he cited by name the many Web sites to which
My Children and Swimming at the YMCA
I am at our town YMCA this Saturday morning, watching two of my children take swimming lessons. We have what some consider to be a “large” family. Yet, it doesn’t feel large to us. Each child is so unique and is such an individual. It would be impossible to lump them into a homogeneous group.