Let's say you meet someone new for the first time, and you can choose what impression you leave them with. But, only one thing.For example, once you leave the room, you want them to say more than anything, "He/She was _____."What would that one thing be?After thinking hard about this,...

We are very relieved right now. After a long day at Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago, the surgeon thought we might be able to wait until our daughter is 9 mos. old and just do the 2nd kidney surgery - when it's a lot safer (less painful) for her! Still...

For those of you who don't know, my newborn girl is scheduled to have the first of two sets of kidney surgeries tomorrow. And we just learned that they're going to be doing an ultrasound before the surgery - just to make sure that nothing major has changed their game...

When boonies get money, they don't change.They just have a bigger backyard fireworks show on the 4th of July.

I love watching football. And I don't really understand a thing that's going on.There's 22 men on the field at a time. People who really know football watch all of them. They look at formations. They watch the war between the guards and the tackles. They watch how the corner plays...

"When I try to do everything on my own, too little gets done. When I empower those around me, I am surprised by how little goes wrong."Over the past two weeks, my entire outlook on work has shifted dramatically. My plan had been to determine the most valuable and necessary...

If your first sexual experience is with a hooker, you just might "fall in love" with her. The physiological power of sex is so convincing, you might overlook the fact that you keep paying her cash afterwards, and confuse this physiological pleasure with love.It's the same reason you probably said "I...

Last Thursday, I came home from work realizing I had left my phone charger behind. I bring my phone charger to work with me because I have an Android smartphone (that I love), but that can't even make it through a single workday on a single charge.So, how was I...

Eric: "Hey, have you ever seen the movie, The NeverEnding Story?"Kathleen: "No, why?"At this point, I ended the conversation. Many people would have continued, simply because they enjoy talking. Completely oblivious to the fact that the individual has admitted having no frame of reference to the subject at hand -...

I had an opportunity to guest post on the amazing comedy + running site, Reluctant Runners yesterday, "a site for people who love running - just not while they're doing it."So, today, I'm going to send you over there to read it. It's probably more funny than what I would...