by Tobin Walsh
The thick afternoon fog on Treasure Island Beach was as peculiar as the reason I found myself standing there last Saturday. Two dear friends of ours were celebrating their twentieth wedding anniversary by hosting a ceremony to renew their vows. Continue reading Happily Ever After Is NOT Happy Each Day After
***** WTR (What’s Toby Reading)? provides unsolicited and unsponsored (I don’t get paid) opinions of books I have recently finished. ***** I’m no quitter. I see things through – most of the time. But, Simon the Fiddler by Paulette Jiles Continue reading WTR: Simon the Fiddler by Paulette Jiles
You know a commercial is good when you laugh at it EVERY, SINGLE TIME it airs. The Progressive Insurance spots with Dr. Rick are brilliant. As an aging father of five, they have me cracking up endlessly. If you’re not Continue reading Dr. Rick’in with Progressive
Eddie Garcia, “Producer Eddie”, of The Bobby Bones Show recently spoke to me about the show’s success, The Raging Idiots comedic musical act, fatherhood, his expanding family, and, yes, about his friend/boss/show-star’s (Bobby Bones’) upcoming wedding. Wake up at 3:30 Continue reading How William Hung and Jimmy Wayne “Produced” Eddie of The Bobby Bones Show
***** WTR (What’s Toby Reading)? provides unsolicited and unsponsored (I don’t get paid) opinions of books I have recently finished. ***** Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs I often pick out books based on an obscure cover, title, or caption. Continue reading WTR: Two Quick Memoirs
***** WTR (What’s Toby Reading)? provides unsolicited and unsponsored (I don’t get paid) opinions of books I have recently finished. ***** As I read Jon Finkel’s Hoops Heist, I could not resist creating an ESPN “30 for 30” in my Continue reading WTR: Hoops Heist by Jon Finkel
As the the presents under the tree become the dust collectors in our children’s closets, I try to be a good sport. I wouldn’t make mention of the Goodwill trips of boxes brimming of old holiday gifts. I rarely make Continue reading LOL Dolls: a profiteer’s dream, a parent’s nightmare