In 1968 at the age of 12 I was a rabid Denver Bronco fan. My Dad was never that much into the Broncos, though. Instead University of Colorado football was his favorite spectator sport. In the late 60’s and early 70’s he took me to a number of games at Folsom Field on the CU campus. Back then the Buffs …
When the little gremlins and goblins come to our house tonight trick or treating it will back memories for me of Halloweens past. Our twin sons are off at college in their freshmen years and are doing very well. But when they were younger, I had an active role on Halloween night. Mom always worked with our twins in the …
We’ve just returned from an active three days of dropping our twin sons off for their freshmen years at college. Josh is at Colorado State University, and Andrew is 540 miles away at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. The house is quiet tonight. After 18 years of activity, Josh and Andrew have gone their separate ways. “It’s kind of hit …
Instant Empty Nest. That’s what my wife Anne and I are facing when our only two children, twins Josh and Andrew, are off to college in three weeks. The boys have been such an integral part of our lives for 18 years. One tradition I enjoyed with my sons was “buddy night” which I wrote about last June. Another practice …
I have mentioned in the past my guest blog post on Susan Cain’s Power Of Introverts site about my positive experience in Toastmasters. I overcame my fear of public speaking thanks to Toastmasters! I am not sure if my blog post encouraged anyone to give Toastmasters a try, but I know of one person it influenced – my son. Josh …
Sunday is Father’s Day, and I am celebrating it with my wife Anne and twin sons Josh and Andrew (age 17). When Anne and I were married I was open to having kids, but I really didn’t have much experience being around them. My four siblings were each single with no kids of their own, so I had no nephews …