End of Innocence: Empathy
Wait it’s just about to break It’s more than I can take Everything’s about to change I feel it in my veins It’s not going away Everything’s [...]
Family
Season of Change
The fall breeze gives a chill to the air. Leaves sing the song of change as they tumble through the yard. The autumn colors are finishing their final transition from bright [...]
My Daughter: Sweet Dreams
Wandering through the dark house, checking the locks and closing up, I make my way to your room to make sure that the covers are protecting you from the chilly autumn [...]
On This Day…A Note to My Daughter
To my daughter, On this day, we celebrate your birthday. For me, the day is something that holds more than just cake and a gift. Today, I celebrate the gift of you; a gift [...]
Are We the Best Country in the World?
{Stepping up to the podium, tapping the microphone and with a sigh, I look out upon the crowd as the fear grips me. I come to the realization that I am about to say things [...]
TTMM Weekly Wrap and eBooks
How was my vacation? Is that your first question? Watch it or that might end up being one of the office inner monologue blogs. I am sure I can come up with a few choice [...]
A New Adventure
This week, I am coming back from vacation with my family. Though I may travel often with my job, it is a very rare occasion that I can share the world beyond my little [...]
Vacation Observations
Did you miss me? We are settling back into the routine after our family vacation. There was not much time to sit down and write, or when there was, I have to say I was [...]
TTMM Weekly Wrap…Holiday Week Edition
Here’s to you! June was a busy month at TTMM. At the end of each week, I try to take some time to step out of the normal format of the post and take a more personal [...]
TTMM Weekly Wrap and Shout Out
This week’s TTMM weekly wrap begins with a thank you for all those that have been reading over the past few weeks. Because of you, I have seen new records of views and some [...]
TTMM Weekly Wrap and a Special Thank You
What a week it has been. I have been preparing for another business trip, as well as working to get some ideas out for TTMM. Always there is a balance between spending time [...]
TTMM Weekly Wrap Up
Welcome to the weekly review of the TTMM. In the final weeks of the summer, the children are back to school, the weather is trying to decide if it wants to hold on to the [...]
Building the Foundation: A Daughter’s Love for Reading
So many things you hope to pass on to your children. Some of the lessons you have learned the hard way, or the experiences you have endured so they will not have to, and an [...]
Artwork: A Daughter’s Day
The image above was part of a post back in October for my daughter’s birthday. The article “A Reason For Hope: To My Daughter” was one of the more personal writings [...]
Griswold Syndrome
It is the time of year that we dig out our seasonal decorations, put up our trees, and get our homes ready for the holiday festivities. Personally, I do not brave the [...]
Help Wanted: Parents
Nothing seems to stir up a group of people more than a commentary on parenting. Many people believe that parents are actually responsible for raising their children, not [...]
Unhappy Government Cheese…Burger?
Ronald McDonald is not feeling the love in California as lawmakers attempt to change the happiness of the Happy Meal. The new ordinance in San Francisco will ban the burger [...]
Pac-Man Made Me Do It
The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments on whether a ban on violent video games should be imposed that enacts fines to anyone who sells or rents violent video games to [...]
Fall of Society and the Microwave
It is six o’clock on a weeknight … what’s for dinner? I have asked around to see who remembers dinners growing up and if they compare to the way their current family [...]
Will you read to me?
Like most nights, I was sitting in the bedroom, listening to the sounds of the family coming in the open door. My laptop rested on my legs as I was stretched out, the words [...]
