Fall Break and I’m Totally Wired

We’re now in day number two of what the kids(and teachers and parents…and everyone)like to call fall break. Fall break is that nice little breather the kids get between Labor Day and Thanksgiving. They certainly look at it as a break; sleep in, watch the tube, read comics, wear your “bedhead” all day, and pretty […]

Shaking The Habitual

It’s Sunday and I don’t have much to report. But, since I’m sitting in my chair relaxing I figured I could put these fingers to work. The majority of the weekend has been listening to music, so it’s been a pretty good weekend for the most part. I’ve had some moments of bull-headedness, but that’s […]

and so it has begun…

It was nearly 3:30am and I was sleeping quite comfortably when I felt a presence. I opened my eyes slowly and saw a smallish figure standing next to me. “I can’t fall asleep. I keep waking up, and my head hurts.” “You’ve been in bed for six hours”, I said to my distraught son. “Let […]

Just Another Monday

Well, not really. It’s the first Monday of summer break. It’s the sweetest “sleeping in” a kid has in their childhood. That first full week of summer break and that first Monday where you don’t need to wake up to an alarm clock or a parent saying “Get up, dammit! You’re gonna be late!! It’s […]