Monthly Archives: January 2011

Day at the park

Yesterday I took Rose to one of our local parks. We met Deb there with her dog Anya (which she was taking to the dog park anyways). We walked in the dog park for a while and watched them play, … Continue reading

Posted in Family, first steps, friends, liam, Rosebud | 2 Comments

It’s easy to make a buck. It’s a lot tougher to make a difference.

This post has nothing to do with my little Rosebud. Rather to do with a friend going through a rough patch.  I met Deb (one of my best friends wife) back in 2006 in a corner booth of a IHOP. … Continue reading

Posted in animmal lovers, chattanooga zoo, heroes, zoo keepers | 2 Comments

They say it’s your Birthday

Today my little Rosebud turns one year. It seems like yesterday we were exhausted sitting in the delivery room awaiting her arrival. This has been the greatest year of my life. Being a father is the one thing that I … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Wordless Wednesday

One year ago less one day

Posted in Family, Fatherhood, life, love, To Rosebud, wordless wednesday | Leave a comment

When Men Were Men

As most of you know I am a HUGE history buff. Mostly Roman history, but I have always been fascinated by World War II as well. I was watching Band of Brothers today, and while I have thought of it … Continue reading

Posted in history, honor, world war 2 | Tagged | 4 Comments

What’s A Katie?

So I was chilling after a long, cold day at work. Which usually looks something like this. (except you know, fatter) I was checking out some of the blogs that I follow and saw that one of them totally gave … Continue reading

Posted in friends | 3 Comments

wordless wednesday

Posted in Family, Humor, love | Leave a comment

Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.

So earlier I read a blogger that I have followed for a while. I have not read her blog in a few weeks and was shocked when I pulled it up. She lost her husband. He died after an incident … Continue reading

Posted in life, love | 2 Comments

Cabin fever was about to set in.

We got almost eight inches of snow here yesterday. While that is not a lot to most of you, we live in southern Tennessee where it never snow. The city as a whole is not prepared for it, and I … Continue reading

Posted in Family, Fatherhood, friends, Humor, life, Natalie, snow | 4 Comments

Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures.

I love stories. I think my self a good story teller, (you would not know it from here) even though I am not a good writer. I also love books, so long as they can grab me from the beginning. … Continue reading

Posted in books, Family, Fatherhood, imagination | 6 Comments