When he gets around to it. — I’ve been slightly annoyed with myself that I didn’t cook much this summer. Especially since we upgraded our kitchen in the Spring. But with the cooler temps over the last couple of weeks, I’ve started cooking again. ‘ I don’t know why I was so hard on myself over why…

And that’s not always a bad thing. — Five years ago, there was little chance that I would have had cell phone reception on most of the backpacking trails I hiked. This was true even though many of them were no more than a hour or so out of mid-sized cities. But I am writing this piece (well…

Digital photography has made it easier than ever to remember the good times Technology is something else, as my grandmother would say. So many pictures. I’ll take more pictures of my teenage son this year than have ever been taken of me. Outside of school photos with “PROOF” stamped on…

Why you’re oh-so-wrong about grilling being solely a summer thing. It’s the time of year when most people are putting their grills away. But I’m just getting started. Why? Allow me to take you back more than twenty years. It’s the late 90s and it’s hot. Maybe not 100 degrees…

Sometimes the most mundane things can seem like a breakthrough — Last week, we had our home painted, during which, I spent a significant amount of time apologizing to the painters. We’ve lived in our new home for three years and we’re finally settled in. It has really needed paint since we first bought the place, but circumstances conspired to make…