I signed up for the Des Moines Half Marathon last Sunday, a week prior, after receiving a favorable report about the weather. I realized afterwards I’ve done so much pacing […]

My friend Matt reads this blog. I’ve known Matt for almost twenty years. I call him Batman as an inside joke from college, or else I call him by his […]

The package, wrapped up in tinfoil and shoved into a corner, appeared upon my desk, unexpected, like so many other wonders. It’s shape revealed it to be either a bottle […]

Sunday, I could have complained about a lot. I could have complained that it snowed and sleeted and dropped ten degrees while I paced a half marathon.  I could have […]

As you might imagine, yesterday was especially tough on a Husker fan and, if I’m being honest, I didn’t handle it well. The lone thing I did right was wait […]

“Are we almost out of Meiomi, dear?” asked a man of his companion in Costco yesterday afternoon. I visibly cringed, though I don’t think they noticed. People still drink that […]

Practice was called for lightning last night… but only after we had run for half an hour in heavy rain. I came home drenched from head to toe, ready to […]

Saturday night is homecoming, which means I’m chaperoning a dance at the high school where I teach. Truth be told, I sort of love doing it; seeing my students dressed […]

Sonja and I have two very different schools of thought when it comes to money. She’s a saver on the level of zealotry, and purchased the last car she bought […]

“Mmmmmmmm…” Sonja told me casually, “I don’t like it as much as the first one.” Entranced in the movie with a rocks glass of rye bourbon in my hand, I […]