The last time I went back home, my dad said something very interesting to me, and it caught me by surprise. He commented that “you are much less a boy, and much more a man.” What does one say in response to such a pronouncement? Especially when it comes from the one individual more responsible for your ascension into manhood than anyone else on ( Read more... )

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Thought for the Day: No matter how numb you may think you are, there’s still a little bit of feeling left ( Read more... )

Thought For the Day: Cherish your loved ones, and though it’s a difficult endeavor, make an effort never to take them for granted ( Read more... )

Thought For The Day: Take time out of each day to think of someone or something that makes you happy.

And with neither a grand elaborate jubilee, nor a subdued celebration too reserved to merit observance, nor even a personal morsel of private exaltation and self-congratulation, I depart my teenage tumultuous and sail headlong into my roaring ( Read more... )

Thought For The Day: Where does the time go?

Welcome BackI went with Colin B. to visit Country Day yesterday. Of course the first person we saw was Mrs. Wilkerson who was waiting in the Upper School Circle to be picked up. I said, “it’s some old students back to haunt you,” and she said, “I’d rather think of it like you can’t escape me.” Hah. We ( Read more... )

Thought For The Day: Commitments should start today, not tomorrow.

Cowboys 20, Seahawks 21The Cowboys Game was nerve wracking, gut wrenching, and most of all heart breaking. They came this close to winning their first playoff game since I was in elementary school. For all the flak I’m sure Tony Romo is going to catch for what happened, I bear no ( Read more... )

This holiday season I was reminded that there are many things much more important than the shiny gift-wrapped trinkets we will exchange this December. It’s a message we’re bombarded with constantly around this time of year. We have lost our way, forgotten what these holidays are truly about, that the corporations have commandeered our celebrations ( Read more... )

I absolutely abhor airports, airplanes, and every other horrible aspect of traveling across the country in the air. I suppose I’m “due” as it were, given that I’ve had two or three relatively uneventful flights. However, unfortunately, in my current quest to get from New York to Texas for Winter Break ranks up there with some of my worst ( Read more... )

I have often maintained that I write some of my best journal entries in flight, so hopefully this trend will continue. No real introduction today, we’re just going to dive right in ( Read more... )