On November 1st, our house suddenly stood out like a hippo amongst a dazzle of zebras. It’s as if midnight struck and the entire neighborhood changed into their Christmas decor. Bye-bye skeletons, hello elves. Adios black and orange, welcome red and green. I’m for all the holidays. …

Everyone has quirks. Quirks are what makes us humans unique. Others may find it annoying, but that’s on them. My wife really must love me because she hasn’t dumped me for the numerous quirks I have. I don’t think I’m obsessive-compulsive. I realize I have these quirks and I make…

Have you ever lived in a place for a significant amount of time? Let me rephrase that. Have you ever lived in a place during your adult life for a significant amount of time? Now what’s a significant amount of time? 6 months? 2 years? 10 years? I have lived…

When I left my toxic job to be a full-time Daddy, all my negativity and angst went out the window. In 2021 when my son was born, my focus was on 2 people. Him and my wife. My wife remained at her corporate job and was afforded the luxury of…

My last corporate job burned me out. Unfortunately I was in a toxic environment during my entire tenure. To make things worse, I had to go into work every day during Covid where 80% of the organization was able to work remotely. Even before Covid, my schedule had too many…

I love my French Press. Here’s how. Not everyone likes to make their own coffee. Some prefer to have their coffee made as quickly as possible with as little effort involved. It was 2015 I became obsessed with the French Press. …

Some of them may not know the molecular composition of table salt or the capital of Missouri, but they knew how to parlay their net worth into hundreds of millions. I lived in Southern California for almost 20 years. Anyone who has driven there knows how the freeways are hellacious…

Some are fine when their time comes, but I won’t be. This June, I will have been around the sun 51 times. I am married to my soul mate/best friend. I have a beautiful 6-month-old son. In no particular order, I am passionate about golf, cooking, traveling, museums, trains, subways…

Whether at work or at home, there is an overuse and lack of use. Growing up in the 70s and 80s my Dad always told me to read. Read anything, my schoolbooks, magazines, newspapers. By doing so, today I find myself to be extremely resourceful. With Google and YouTube that…