Today I was sitting in the lifeguard stand, keeping watch over a mostly empty pool and observing a swim lesson in progress for two young children. The instructor was making the point that once their noses were in the wa…

Everything I think displays on my face. I'm rarely able to disguise my true feelings about a thing. As a general rule, I'm okay with that. I kind of like the idea that my life is more or less an open book, and I'm fin…

This morning my alarm went off and I stumbled out of bed, got Caleb moving, and then got dressed for work, which involves putting on a bathing suit. It is still cool outside, so I usually throw workout pants and a long …

One more year is about to end, the last page in the calendar used up and 365 more days of life to mold who we are and who we are becoming.My last year has been... hmm... many things. But if I needed to sum it up in one …

There are lots of great politically minded blogs out there, so I am not going to write one. That, and I already wrote it, just posted it on a different site. :) If you are so inclined, feel free to check out the blog…