Christmas 2013

We had to scale back our Christmas plans because Lilian was sick, but we still managed to have a loverly holiday. My in-laws weren't feeling too fussed about germs (they…

On Having It All

Friday was a good day for me. A very good day. I hit a home run at work. It was the culmination of months of effort, and I was well…

Happy Birthday, Sad Squash

This is my dad. He's got a lot of hair. So, we all call him Sasquatch. Except for my four-year-old niece. She calls him Sad Squash. Because big words are…

A Week Away

I just got back from a five-day business trip. I headed out Monday morning and drove all the way to our Corporate HQ in New Jersey. I worked out of…

ALCS Champs!

Saturday night, Beans, Kristian, J and I went to Game 6 of the ALCS championship series. In other words, we were there when the Red Sox clinched the ALCS Championship…

The Best Laid Plans…

What's that they say? "Man plans and God laughs." Well, in this case, it was more like "Hope plans.... and God smites her with a good ol' fashioned stomach virus,…

Happy First Birthday!

Happy birthday to my favorite baby, Lilian. (You're not going to be a baby for very much longer). (Waaaaaaaaah). This past year has just flown right by. It's been a…