Sunday Smiles Glimpses Of Fall This has been quite the October. People are suffering in Puerto Rico. Fires continue to rage in wine country. I grew up in Northern California and several people I know have lost their homes to the blazing fires. You can read an amazing story of survival HERE. It truly is devasting on so many levels. It's hard to think of talking about something as frivolous as pretty pumpkins when so many people are under distress.  Yet I've been told that positive images can ... View the Post

Perhaps a more apt title than The Ultimate DIY Part II should be “It Took Me 31 Years To Finally Graduate and I Want To Inspire You So That You Don’t Give Up On Your Own Dream”. But that is a bit wordy. (smile) This past Tuesday I took a two-hour college final worth 200 points. Despite my previous A + work in the upper-level class, the instructor had made passing the final criteria for passing the class. So if I didn’t pass the final I would not pass the class. Which meant I would not ... View the Post

Today I will have the tough parental job of escorting my son to the funeral Mass of a fellow Boy Scout. It's an experience that led me to write How To Stay Safe This Summer. I write this post to honor the memory of Boy Scout John “Reid” Comita. Reid was an amazing 15-year-old upcoming sophomore and honor student. He was actively involved in his school men’s chorus and the Scouting program. Just last month Reid, along with my son, completed their Order of the Arrow challenge and became ... View the Post