Hope

Hope…What an incredible word.  It is what holds us in anticipation, and it is what can spark your individual greatness from within.  It is always looking forward at the possibilities, […] Read more »
River Dad - The Evolution of Funny

River Dad – The Evolution of Funny

I’m a funny guy. I don’t just say that because I think I’m funny, I mean that I am actually, officially, a funny person. I studied comedy in college, took […] Read more »

From Breaking Winter’s Back, Valentine’s Day and Spending Time with Seniors…..Yup, It’s All Here!

I always feel that once we get through January, we have broken Winter’s back. In my mind’s eye I can see a calendar in which January’s page always looms larger […] Read more »

River Dad – An Unfunny River Dad

I have spent the last few years using this column to express my thoughts, concerns, and experiences being a parent of two young children in the Rivertowns, in a hopefully […] Read more »
My Kingdom for a Scone

“A scone! A scone! My kingdom for a scone!”

“I quite like scones.” Yulhee has her nose in a menu, and her eyes are shining with anticipation. We are sitting in a restaurant in Kensington Gardens, ordering afternoon tea […] Read more »

Who’s In Charge Here?

Recently, my kids and I were talking about the show “The Biggest Loser”.  There was a commercial clip on showing Jillian screaming at one of the contestants.  I said, “wow […] Read more »
thank you nanette stueck

Thank You Nannette Stueck – The Follow Up

Well after I wrote my November 30th blog about Nannette Stueck, I received over 100 public and private comments on potential ways to find her. I listened to several comments […] Read more »
Hope Springs Eternal by Cathy SantaColoma

Hope Springs Eternal…..as the saying goes

January 1 is my annual chance for redemption. It’s an opportunity to do all the things I didn’t do the year before….or the year before that. How can it be […] Read more »

“You taught me English, and my profit on’t/Is, I must learn again”

There are tricks for a foreigner to sound like a native speaker. You may take English classes and even earn a tefl certification online. Two important ones I learned while […] Read more »

Christmas is a time for the young…..and the old!

It seems like I just put all the Christmas stuff away! The annual dragging of the brittle, petrified Christmas tree down to the woods, the packing away of our Christmas […] Read more »