I’m a HUGE fan of Amazon Prime Day because, like most people, I want the most bang for my buck. Thankfully, purchasing baby things when you’re already a parent isn’t as daunting as the first time I did it. However, my second child is a different gender than my first, so I’m not completely out […]
Pregnancy is a wonderful time. It’s also a horrible time, especially for men. So much is written and said about the changes that women go through during the nine months of pregnancy. Conversely, so little is written about the struggles of the people without whom pregnancy would be rendered impossible-men. Let this article set the
I’ve made no secret of my political beliefs. Those beliefs are fibers of my being and ones I want to pass on to my children. They represent not just what I prefer from a policy standpoint, but the values and principles I hope my children will learn, cherish, and carry on long after my time
Tipping has gotten crazy in recent times. I got blood drawn this morning and needed some sugar, so I stopped in a local coffee drive-through to buy a sugary drink. I handed the dude my credit card and he then put an iPad in front of my face that asked about a tip percentage. My
We all go through moments in life that are inescapable. Instances when a decision must be made rather than having the luxury of kicking a can down the road. They are rare, making them all the more special and challenging. One of those moments came in the latter part of my wife’s pregnancy. We were
For several years my wife and I have spent the weekend closest to July 4 in southern Michigan at her aunt and uncle’s lake house. It gives us the opportunity to enjoy great weather, the water, a fabulous house, and fireworks with family. It is also near my father-in-law and our daughter’s two godparents, so
When I was growing up it was impressed on me that college was the key, perhaps the only one, to any sort of professional or financial success. Neither of my parents attained a four-year degree, so it’s possible that their pressure, loving as it was, could have been because they perceived that they came up
I am a worrier. I’ve always been that way. So it doesn’t take too much brainpower to imagine how nervous I was as we made it to the home stretch. For me, that was the two-month mark. At that point we still, among other things had not decided what we were going to do for
I take sleeping seriously. I’d always had problems staying asleep while growing up, and it wasn’t until later in my teenage years that I was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea. After I was diagnosed I went through years of devices, doctor appointments, and finally, surgery, to address the issue. That was a whole lot of
When I was growing up in the 1990s and 2000s, I never heard much about the minimum wage. That’s because its usefulness was almost entirely confined to people in the 16-22 age bracket. You know, the people dipping their toes into the workforce for the first time. The majority of these people generally worked at
