I’m a big fan of meatballs. A pot of pasta sauce gently bubbling with meatballs is one of those Sunday Dinners that I love. In fact, I’m cooking this now for tonight’s Memorial Day family dinner while I do my laundry. It’s a dish that can cook while you do other things. Over the years,
Memorial Day 2016
It’s Memorial Day, and it’s raining. I think patriotism is a complicated topic. I think it is a good thing to be proud of your nation. But, I think it’s a bad thing to swerve to jingoism. So, for this post, I’d like to focus on those men and women who ventured abroad, fought, and
Fish
I hope everyone is enjoying the Memorial Day weekend. I awoke at 3 am to go fly fishing. It was a glorious outing, and I landed quite a few fish. Some sample photos below. I called it quits in the early afternoon and drove back home. A Big Mac for lunch felt well-deserved and luxurious.
Escaping from Alcrataz
When I was sitting where you are, back in 1989, I would’ve told you that I wanted to be a lawyer. I didn’t really know what lawyers do all day, but I knew they first had to go to law school, and school was familiar to me. I had been competitively tracked from middle school
May 12 and My Mother
May 12 is “one of those days” on my calendar. Fifteen years ago today, my mother passed away. It was Mother’s Day then. My mother also was born on May 12. She was only 60 years-old when she died. I’m amazed by how quickly 15 years have transpired. So much in my life has changed,
A Connecticut Weekend and Imposter Syndrome
Our children are in schools with different spring break schedules. This year, Mrs. T. took trips with various children, while I stayed at home with the others. So, I just took a belated spring break of sorts over a long weekend. I fished. I went to a river in Connecticut and stayed at a cheap