I just finished my first vacation in a long time (unless you count my time off two years ago to move across the country… which I don’t.)
My boss forced me to take time off because last year I took the cash in December because I didn’t use any of my vacation hours. And my 6 […]

I’ve just sent my baby girl, my darling baby girl, off to her last day of kindergarten.
She’ll be a first grader next Fall! It seems like just yesterday, I was sending her off to her second-to-last day of kindergarten. My, how time flies…
This first year of “real” school has been a whirlwind. But I’m so […]

Hello. My name is Tim. And I…
I am a Craigslist junkie.
I can’t help it. I’m addicted. I’ve been searching for and finding a ton of great deals on the site. Some free, some I’ve paid for, all in my area. Craigslist is really, really big in Los Angeles. It wasn’t quite the big deal when […]

I’ve been busy. Too busy to write a blog post here, it seems.
But it’s been a “fun” busy.
I’ve been busy going to concerts! In fact, I think I’ve been to more concerts here in Ohio in the past year than in all the time I spent in L.A. Getting tickets to shows in Los Angeles […]

My daughter tripped and fell in the grass last night. She started to cry but I knew she wasn’t really injured.
And I remembered what my old football coach used to tell me when I was hurt, bleeding, with a piece of the bone sticking out….
“Rub some dirt in it! It’ll be fine!”
So, I told my […]

I’ve finally used the phrase that was used on me countless times as a kid. That dreaded, “There are starving kids in China!” line that parents use to keep their kids from wasting food.
I was practically standing outside of myself watching me as I delivered it to my oldest daughter. And I was shaking my […]

And another thing…
What’s with all the crying?!
Yes, it’s another thing no one told me about when I signed up for this gig. As I told you, I didn’t know to get the owners manual like everyone else did when we had our first daughter. And I was too tired to remember to ask for it […]

I want my money back!
I demand a refund. I knew becoming a parent involved sacrifice and runny noses and lacrosse practice and xylophone recitals and all that.
But what I didn’t really count on losing out on were all the little things.
I rarely take vacations (I feel so guilty and I end up more stressed out […]

I wish I still had the imagination I had when I was a kid.
I watch my little girls play with their toys and they step into a whole other world that only they can see. And I’m jealous. Because I could remember when I used to be able to do that.
Oh, sure - you can […]

It’s overrated.
I do admit it, though. I want to be 18 years old again. I want a do-over.
It’s not that I’m not proud of all I’ve done and what I’ve got and who I am. I really am. I’ve had a great time.
But it doesn’t mean I don’t want a do-over…
My message to my children […]