Even though it was almost a month after our actual wedding date(6/17), Ann and I vowed that we were going to renew our wedding vows this year. Yesterday morning, we finally put our words into action by renewing our vows at our church without any problems at all. After all, we had reached a pretty […]
I feel like the luckiest man on earth writing this, with today marking what has been the best 20 years of marriage to the most incredible woman a man could ever ask for in someone like my wife, Ann. As a way to celebrate our super achievement, Ann, our son Eric and I decided […]
On Saturday night, Ann and I enjoyed another of Erics’ shows- A Chorus Line- and as usual it was great. Eric was super too. Playing the part of Greg,Eric sang when he had to but, in my opinion, it was how well he portrayed his character, a 32-year old homosexual man. As Greg, Eric brought […]
I know that this title is corny, but I began writing this blog about a third of the way through Game 1 of the Astros/Red Sox ALCS last night(Friday night) because although I love the game of baseball, I’ve come to realize that the game has faded significantly in quality since I was a kid. […]
The date finally has arrived: September 22nd, 2021. This is the date on which I reached 1 complete year seizure-free! I don’t know why and I don’t know how after so many years of multi-seizure days that wiped numerous plans and chances to try and resume a normal lifestyle I was chosen as the one […]
Just a couple of days ago, Ann and I returned from North Carolina, where we had gone with Eric as he got set to begin college at the UNC School of the Arts in Winston-Salem. We spent a few days with Ann’s brother and a friend of ours, but in the end we were bidding […]
For the past few weeks, I have helped my sister and her husband by biking down to their house and taking their dog, a Boston Terrier named Meatloaf, out for a walk around the neighborhood during the middle of the day Monday through Friday. I have been able to do this most days, but there […]
Walking into his graduation ceremonies today, I noticed 10 chairs lined up on the main stage. Little did I know that they were reserved for the top 10 students of the 2021 Waterbury Arts Magnet School. One of those students was Ann and I’s son, Eric and we could not have been more proud! Eric […]
When Ann first asked me to join her and her other ‘members’ at an outdoor Toastmasters meeting last week, I said that I would but, honestly, expected it to be a mellow and rather quiet experience. Simply put, I was wrong. The reason(s) that people join a group like Toastmasters is to work on and […]
I’m talking about my wife, Ann, in this belated tribute to a very unique woman and wonderful mother despite being busy with her job and other things she’s interested in. Now, I meant to write and send this out two days ago(Mother’s Day) but as you can see, I missed my chance. Anyway, I’m writing […]
My last blog was about this same diet and of how I was about to start doing it as soon as the food involved arrived. Well, it finally got to our house near the end of March and I officially began the the Optimal 5 & 1 Plan on March 30th. Up to now, I’m […]
Have any of you reading this ever heard of this program? No, me neither, but a friend of Ann’s told her about it, telling her about it because she(Ann’s friend) had lost some weight using it and swears by it…. as does the gentleman Ann and I were introduced to help me get started on […]
Ever since my seizures totally stopped this past fall, September 22st to be exact, I have written down the number of days that this “streak” has lasted thus far. 159. 159 somewhat normal days that have not been interrupted by sudden blackouts which, in turn, leave me confused and exhausted most times, ready to drop […]
