There was a growing trend going around the United States to leave the stadium lights on tonight for 20 minutes. It started at 20:20 military time (8:20 PM) and it was to honor students in the Class of 2020, many of whom will have lost the chance to play their last game or participate in […]
Author: coyotes81
What Might Change Forever (Or Not)
I read a very interesting article posted online by my father-in-law discussing, among other things, the power of advertising. It brought up the idea that when things get more back to normal after this pandemic begins to slow down, there will be a rush of companies trying to regain your trust (and your dollar). That […]
The Best Days of March
It is really hard to imagine that something that happened only six weeks ago feels so distant. I was reflecting on it today and all the things that came together ultimately would have been impossible even two weeks later, let alone today. The timing ended up being just right, and looking back at it I […]
The Holiday Queen
There is a children’s book floating around called The Birthday Queen. In the book by Audrey Wood (whose name sounded familiar, so I discovered she also wrote The Napping House), a young girl has a birthday and the queen is in charge of making it just right. It sparkles and shines and everything about the […]
State Park (with a Bark)
About eleven months ago we took the family camping for two nights at Hocking Hills State Park. It was an incredible experience for us because our kids were starting to get old enough to really pull their weight and remember the experience. Well, let me take that back. I remember me pulling a lot of […]
Nope.
In sports, there are clear examples of players who have an off day. They are normally the best in the world at what they do, but on this particular day they just don’t have it. Now what’s fascinating to me is that some athletes are so much better than the rest of the world that […]
The Dave Ramsey Haircut
Today was a flashback to 2011. Back then, my wife and I decided it was time to get out of debt. We had no kids (although that was about to change) and there was no time like the present. Well, that and Dave Ramsey told us to get out of debt in The Total Money […]
Churches and Couches
My wife came up to me before dinner and had the same conversation starter that I’m guessing millions of parents have had in the last couple of days. “Wait, today was Palm Sunday? That means Easter is in one week.” “Yep.” “We have nothing for the kids for Easter.” “I know.” We have developed a […]
What About the Little Guy?
Yesterday I wrote about exploring the great outdoors and going on a hike. However, the dog had other plans. She didn’t eat and looked like she was having some trouble. She threw up a few times too. It seemed like she was getting back to normal last night but she still left all her food. […]
On the Road Again
Tomorrow the plan is to go on a hike a little way from home. I have to be honest-I haven’t wanted to go explore this much in a long time. I mean don’t get me wrong-our neighborhood has been great-but it’s time to escape. It seems like we have never had this much time (or […]