Watching our 8-year-old boys run around on the playground, my girlfriend smiled peacefully and sighed, “Wouldn’t you just love to go back in time and have them as babies again—even just for a day?”

Published in The Broomfield Enterprise, 11/25/07
In an effort to mentally prepare our children for the foreseeable demise of our dogs, who have reached convalescent ages, I answered my daughter honestly when she asked how long our furry family members would live.
I tenderly explained that one never knows how long a life will be, but […]

Published in The Broomfield Enterprise, 12/9/07
As adults, we place a premium on where we are seated. The front of an airplane, an intimate corner of a restaurant or courtside at the game, prime seats hold an advantage most secretly covet, or at least appreciate.
For children with siblings, that coveted placement is, simply, where […]

Published in The Broomfield Enterprise, 12/31/07
Tom Chiarella’s article about the power of silence (Esquire, 10/25/07) got me to thinking about how un-silent I am.
As Tom points out, we often fill in dead air in order to make the person across from us more comfortable. We talk to justify our reasons for doing what we […]