Category Archives: Life

There have been a few punks going around our neighborhood at night the last several weeks going through unlocked cars to see what they could take. I’ve been real good at locking our car at night. … Except last Thursday when we were out of our routine and forgot. Keep reading →

The morning of September 11, 2001 I taught fourth graders in Mexico about really big numbers while I was hearing updates about something bigger than I could imagine happening in the United States. Updates about fear, hate, devastation, and death. … The afternoon of June 23, 2017 I sat on our couch reading the news of the world and all the crappy things going on around. Devastation. War. Corruption. Hate. Violence. There was a lot of bad going on in the world that day. Just like there is any other day you read the news. Keep reading →

I just realized that as of next month I will have lived in Tucson longer then I have lived in any other city. … When people ask where I’m from I’m not sure if they’re asking where I live now, where I was born, or where I grew up. … People have also asked if Brett and I have family in the area and that’s why we moved here. Neither of us had family here at the time, but we do now because we have each other. Keep reading →

Yesterday for me being the adult meant I could have tater tots and M&Ms for lunch while watching Star Trek: TNG. Last night being an adult meant I got up at 4am when Shimri threw up , cleaned her up, and then held her on my chest while she dozed fitfully and threw-up four more times, before we both finally fell asleep for a little over half an hour around 8:30 in the morning. Keep reading →