A few years back my father was having an angiogram. I was visiting with him at the hospital and we were talking about upcoming Father's Day plans. We were planning our traditional trip down to Lowell to see Erin's dad and then driving to DeMotte to see him. He said, "That really makes for a long day - when are ...

We live in a world that keeps adding the word "smart" to everything. - Smart phones. - Smart homes. - Smart cars. - Even smart appliances. And the assumption behind all of it is simple - we must be getting smarter. Not just in technology - but as people.

Years back, when Winston was significantly smaller than he is now, I was telling him goodnight and started tickling him. As he laughed uncontrollably, he pulled his knee up quickly and he caught me right in the eye. I yelled in pain and he immediately started apologizing, "I'm sorry! I'm sorry!". Erin was in the...