November 14, 1997
I’m standing alone in a wood panel room, staring with unfocused eyes at the thin, taught carpet that barely veils […]
Bulletproof Communication
This is bulletproof coffee – and it has something valuable to teach us about communication. Allow me to explain…. If […]
Top 100 Things You Need to Know in Life
There are a great many lists out there, any number of which might offer you some keen insight into one […]
How 17 Years of Marriage Cured My Weakness for Complicated Women
Despite how it might seem, I’m a man that likes to keep things pretty simple. I love schedule and order […]
Cool Jenni
Originally posted on Instagram with this preface: Since I have approximately 2000+ Wednesdays left in my life, and since my […]
The Abandoned Box or My Great Shamefulness of Character
Dearest friends, It’s not my custom to make my personal shortcomings known the the general populace. That I have them […]
Musings on 16 Years of Marriage
Growing up, I think, we all inadvertently develop our own unique expectation of what marriage is. Some hybrid amalgamation of […]
Things I Learned from My Uncle
In Memory of my Uncle Jim Parrish who passed away on October 4th, 2013. I wake up early to prepare […]
In The Morning
In the morning, I wake early before the sun is up. The night was short and still weighs heavy on […]
The Glance
There’s something that I’ve noticed between my Mother and my Father. I see it happen every once in a while […]
The Peach Tree
The remainder of a peach is sitting on the counter at my grandmother’s house Its tender yellow flesh and acid […]
Why I don’t Blog about my Wife….
If you spend any time at all perusing this blog, you will no doubt notice that I write quite a […]
Perfect Day
When I was young, we would visit my grandmother every summer. She lived by the ocean and the drive took […]
My Mother
When my mother speaks, there is a sound that only I recognize. It weaves through crowded rooms and difficult days. […]
My Father
My father wakes me gently It’s early. Too early to even call it a morning “Get dressed” he whispers as […]