Author: TheOtherMS

I know I have written about this in past, and I KNOW I will write about it in the future, but I wanted to try and convey just how magical a dance recital is at the studio my kids attend and my wife works at.  The owner goes to great lengths to make the shows … Continue reading Iron Man

It’s the week before the dance recitals for my family this week.  This is the week in which my wife turns into a Superhero.  She works a Full Time job, and then helps organize a show with what feels like 10,000 kids in it.  All week, she works and then is spending her other minutes/hours … Continue reading Recital Week

Every year for 15 years or so, a bunch of my high school friends go on a golf trip the first weekend in June.   It started with a few guys golfing on a Saturday and staying in a hotel/motel on Saturday night. I joined about 10 years ago, at that time there was 12 guys … Continue reading Good Will Hunting

All stories start with the author staring at a blank page.  As you start typing you get a few ideas, write them down, delete them, and start over and where the story goes it goes.  You may sit down with a topic in mind, but each time I try that I end up writing something … Continue reading The Light

When my wife was told by a doctor that she better have kids early in her twenties because if she waited she would not be able to have them it was the best advice we were ever given.  By the time she was 30, she had all these complications and shortly after that she had … Continue reading G.G.

One of the best movies I ever saw was a movie about an elementary school aged kid called Pay It Forward.    The teacher in this movie challenges his students to come up with a philanthropic plan and put it into effect.  One of the students designs a “pay if forward” philosophy where you help out … Continue reading Hold that Door

Move out of your comfort zone.  Growth comes from the willingness to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new. Think about those life changing moments you have had that you can remember.  I can think of one that happened recently that absolutely changed me as a person.  It was the day my brother … Continue reading Comfort

Monday gets a bad rap. What did Monday ever do to make it so hated?  Why do we say things like “I can’t believe Monday is here?” Oh, I get it, you have to go back to work, a job you hate so much. My question is if you hate it, why are you there?  … Continue reading Monday

Every few months my Dad, a few Uncles and friends get together to have a card game.  It is very simple, quarters mostly, with a dollar max on the bet.  You can win or lose $50 or so over the course of the night.  The cast of characters rotates, depending on family obligations or other … Continue reading Cards

Eight years ago I got a tattoo.  I had wanted one for many, many years, just didn’t ever invest the time to do it.  I researched a ton, went back and forth on what I wanted and I ended up getting a tattoo that TONS of people have.  A cross on my upper arm.  Nothing … Continue reading Tattoo