Remember when Jesse Spano got addicted to caffeine pills and fell apart in Zach’s arms saying “I’m so excited, I’m so excited, I’m so, so scared”.  It’s exactly me, well, I’m not in a band or studying for the SATs like she was, but I think you will find the connection by the end of... Continue Reading →

It’s Tuesday night and all four of us are home.  Mom, Dad, Messy Daughter #1 and Messy Daughter #2.  We are eating a meal made by the wife.  Well, three of us are eating it and the fourth ate whatever she wanted.  I’ll be honest having 75% of the house eating the same meal is a big, big win.  Hell, having the four... Continue Reading →

There was a buzz in my house for the first football game of the year at the high school.  The weather was perfect, just a little crisp in the air.  I found my maroon jacket to show my allegiance to the team.  We pulled into the school parking lot just on time for the game, and boy, was... Continue Reading →

It’s only September and I’ve already cried.  I haven’t prayed in quite some time, but I’m thinking about cashing in all my good deeds to get that button to press that pauses time for just, I don’t know, another 10 years.  Is that too much to ask?   Got about 30 different letters from college addressed to my 17-year-old senior in high school.  I hate... Continue Reading →

In my new journal the prompt today was “describe the best day of your life so far”.  A simple task for most, a birthday, a wedding, a birth, or some other big giant event.  But I’ll bet if you’ve read even half a story of mine you know this would never be something like that for... Continue Reading →

I ordered a journal for myself to try out.  It is one of those prompted journals, this one specifically designed for men, that asks you a question a day and you just write about that topic.  I haven’t been writing as much, been a little off kilter a bit, so I figured it might help... Continue Reading →

I put on my brand-new hat I bought today when I was running to the store.   Just a black hat with a little design on the front, something I could wear with any outfit.  See, as a bald guy, you need to have a few hats in your arsenal in case you didn’t have time to... Continue Reading →

How come the more hair I keep on my head the balder I look? A little hair looks so bad on me. It’s like a really cruel joke that I have to shave my head more and more frequently just so I look really bald. What the actual fuck. I wake up early to shave... Continue Reading →

Hey Mark, be honest, you can’t actually almost cry every time your daughter performs with her dance team or with her dance studio, right? Sometimes, you are there because you have to be, right? I guess you’ve never seen my daughter dance if you think for a second my answer would be yes to those... Continue Reading →

It’s been a minute since I have put pen to paper.  Tons and tons of really cool, incredibly wonderful moments in my story have happened.   I’ve even cried a few happy tears.  I know, you are shocked…. After my oldest daughter’s dance performances, I would hear from one of the teachers or parents about how they could not wait... Continue Reading →