The Bean and I went to my hometown this weekend — back to the place that spawned my being. I have no immediate family there, just cousins, second cousins and friends. We took the prerequisite tour – my dad’s grave, the old neighborhood, house, schools, haunts and anything else to bore the hell out of
It’s been one of those nights. If you’re a parent, you know what I’m talking about. If you’re a parent of a child with special needs, you really know. As much as I try to sleep and as much as i try to think of other things, it seeps from my unconscious region to my
The Bean and I went to my hometown this weekend — back to the place that spawned my being. I have no immediate family there, just cousins, second cousins and friends. We took the prerequisite tour – my dad’s grave, the old neighborhood, house, schools, haunts and anything else to bore the hell out of
Super Bowl Loss I’m a Steeler fan and as such, I’m bummed. My son, The Bean, over the years became a HUGE Steeler fan. Tonight was very tough for him. As he sat through the game, each Packer touchdown and each Steeler turnover brought him closer and closer to a 7.9 Richter scale meltdown. Losing
One of my favorite memories of the past football season as to do with a young man on the team – “Good.” I call him this because, when we stood next to each other, good things happened on the field. I met him in the spring at a football camp and instantly liked him. He
