Lord of the Castle

It’s only a matter of time now… Fame and fortune have to be just around the corner! My fledgling career as a songwriter officially began yesterday morning when my youngest daughter, Cakes, made her “unofficial” singing debut! If you are new to this blog, Cakes can really sing!…not in a “Wow, your voice is so amazing” [...]

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If yesterday’s news regarding the house wasn’t challenging enough, my son called me from Philadelphia. He talked with the wrestling coach… It doesn’t look like  he is going to be awarded a wrestling scholarship! That might be a problem…Drexel is a very expensive school! I left a message on the coach’s voice mail last night. He called me [...]

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This may come as a shock to some of you, but I have been having a long distance relationship for more than two years. Actually, I am in several simultaneously. It so much more difficult to communicate. I tell you that it is SO much better when you are face to face… But, what other [...]

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This stage of being a parent is…how shall I put this…challenging. When my children were younger, they had to listen to me…or else! Now that they are launching out on their own, I have to watch them make mistakes. Let me tell you, it is highly overrated! I get no pleasure out of it, no [...]

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My oldest daughter drove up from Dallas to visit us for thanksgiving last night. Even though I talk with her on the phone fairly often, I had forgotten one of her most endearing traits… She is a blonde! In the course of conversation, she mentioned that her car needs new tires. “What size are your [...]

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My youngest daughter came home from school and provided me with some pop culture enlightenment “Did you know that it is “No Shave November?” “No, I didn’t. What does that mean.” “All of the guys at school don’t shave during the month of November. “Oh.” “Did you have that when you were young.” “No.” “Even [...]

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I got home from work late today. I had just emptied all of the lunch dishes out of my lunch bag into the kitchen sink when my youngest daughter, Cakes, came out of her bedroom all dressed in black. She works tonight. “”Hi, dad” “Hi.” “How are you?” “Fine.” “Look at this!” She then reached [...]

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I planned to get into Nashville at midnight… But we left NJ an hour late… and I didn’t expect the hours worth of stop and go traffic when we left D.C. … So, we got into Nashville at 2:30 A.M.! This little Nashville diversion all started when I called my second daughter about two weeks ago [...]

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Cakes came home from her job at the restaurant and said that she had good news The manager asked her if she would train all of the new hostesses! She is only 16 and has only been working there for 3 months! I think they like her!

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Big A woke up this morning with his knee hurting pretty badly. His visit to the hospital confirmed the pain. He tore his lower collateral ligament. On a scale of 1-3, the doctor thinks it is a 2-3 in severity. Thankfully, this is not one of the two major ligaments (anterior cruciate [ACL] and medial collateral} that [...]

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