So said Nathan on the way home from soccer practice on Friday night. When a 5-year-old kid is talking about going to bed as a good thing, you know he’s pooped. Nathan had a big weekend. He rode his bicycle for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at school on Friday: Here he is kicking off … Read more
Several years ago I worked with a fellow I’ll call Mike. Mike was six or eight years older than I and an upper middle manager type; the sort of fellow who was going to appear on promotion-to-VP candidate lists for a year or two and eventually get there. I didn’t report to him, nor was … Read more
Lea and I (mostly Lea; thank you, dear) planned our annual trip to Gulf Shores today. We like to go just outside of peak times, and this is the last opportunity we’ll have to do so for quite some time. Nathan starts kindergarten this fall, so soon we’ll be at the mercy of the school … Read more