Category: my childhood

Welcome to Scar Week

When I was a kid, I had a little contest with my Uncle Don. When we saw each other either

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all

I probably should’ve included the whole A Charlie Brown Christmas album on this playlist. While A Christmas Story is a very close second, A Charlie

This post is for all the teachers in my life, past and present. Teachers like the late Mrs. Wood, Mrs.

I remember when CBS aired Star Wars* on network tv for the first time. It was a big deal. A

Tomorrow marks the 30th anniversary of the release of Return of the Jedi. I remember the weeks (and maybe even

Of course X is for x-wing. If you’ve read this blog for any amount of time, you shouldn’t be surprised

The Konami Code (up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, select, start – to get a ton

I cried in church today. And I’m OK with that. It happens every time there’s a baptism service. Of course,

The anniversary of the destruction of the space shuttle Challenger is rapidly approaching. It’s amazing how fresh that day is in my