Today I woke to about 10 inches of snow on the ground.  I was determined to get to work, though, so I shoveled the entire driveway, from garage to the road.  Dad was to come down in the truck and beat down the snow on the road so I could get out to the [...]

Here are the things that have gone into making my 36th birthday the best birthday ever:

Declare it my “birthday week” for at least 6 days leading up to the actual day.
Ride a roller coaster.
Go to a zoo.
Have someone dedicate “Dead or Alive” by Bon Jovi in honor of the said birthday week at a piano [...]

For the past several years I’ve found myself spending time with a group of friends on New Year’s Eve.  We’ve played games, consumed the requisite snacks, and watched the ball drop at Times Square.  This year things didn’t pan out as usual, and I found myself at Lighthouse Mission, our local homeless shelter, serving ice [...]