One of the exceptional side effects of crossing the international date line is that in, taking this trip to China, I inadvertently did myself a favor—I was able to make…
I had a saying: “Once a year, the Russians get Irish.” It was in reference to a yearly fight David and I would inevitably have but stopped after a really…
I remember Jackie looking at me one day and was like, “You’re getting fat.” I looked in the mirror and, sure enough, I had a waist size that had grown…
Sitting in business class about a third of the way into a 14-hour flight, you’ve got a lot of comfortable time to think about everything that has transpired this last…
Every Christmas Eve, I watch It’s a Wonderful Life. This year, I decided to watch it on Christmas Day instead. I wasn’t feeling so in the spirit, and out of…
Right around this time, we would normally be in a car en route to Aunt Bet’s for Christmas Eve dinner, which is a blend of interesting foods and the “ol’…
As many of you know, I took some preventative measures with respect to my mental health and sought out a doctor to speak about what I am going through. My…
One night, I rolled with David to some club/lounge thing to meet up with some work friends for a little night out on the town. David had just purchased the…
One of my fondest Christmases was when we lived on Ludlow Drive across Jen Andrews. I wanted a new bike, and everybody around me was getting Haro’s and GT’s, so…
This weekend was bittersweet. While a smashing success at the event, it validated the start to a real end of my David’s short life. Everything went perfectly, fun was had…