When Expensive, Travel Tournaments knock on your door, how will you answer?

Nevermind the $80 hoodie my daughter bought. Nope – the money’s spent. I promised not to bitch about the airline ticket. Nope, continuing to complain about the costs of sending my daughter, Vivi, to North Carolina is, as my she Continue reading When Expensive, Travel Tournaments knock on your door, how will you answer?

TobINs and OUTs, Vol. I: Quick notes and not-so-funny jokes:)

Thank you for faithfully reading, sharing, and telling your friends about my work over the past seven years. These Friday notes are quick-hitting topics that impact my parenthood but that stay just under the blog’s radar. ICYMI, this week’s newest Continue reading TobINs and OUTs, Vol. I: Quick notes and not-so-funny jokes:)

A 30-day creative challenge to buck the middle-age blahs? Hmmm…

There this guy, named Patrick Hicks, on TikTok that has amassed more than 500k TikTok followers telling obscure music stories about the biggest stars of all music genres. Hicks’ storytelling has the listener trying to guess which artist he’s talking Continue reading A 30-day creative challenge to buck the middle-age blahs? Hmmm…