Category Archives: Snip-Its

This morning, my wife decided to drive me to work.  With her usual thoughtfulness she went out a few minutes early, unlocked the car and turned it on to warm up.  After admonishing my boy to brush his teeth I … Continue reading →

Our son had a two hour delay this morning.  Julia, my 13 year old daughter, expressed her delight, “Great, with Gareth not going to school, I get to ride in the front.” Puzzled by this lapse in judgment from a … Continue reading →

As I climbed into the front seat of the car for the ride to school, my daughter Julia nudged me and said “I wanted to sit in the front.” Ignoring her, I climbed in and responded “You might want to, … Continue reading →

This morning my wife dragged me upstairs, enslaved me, then forced me to clean up my tools - which had mysteriously begun accumulating in the kitchen. After my release from this barbaric and prolonged internment, (it must have taken nearly five … Continue reading →

I believe we’re almost universally filled with these strange little inner conflicts, perhaps they even aid in defining human nature.  Today, I’m considering how we value our individuality, while actively trying to fit in. Our upbringing might well seed this particular … Continue reading →

Language is crucial to modern man, without which we probably would never have developed further than extended family units.  However, effective communication is much more than mere words arranged into an understandable order.  Indeed, my suspicion is that during primitive man’s … Continue reading →

One of age’s rewards is the little memories that bring a smile, for example the way in which my children have learnt the alphabet… You know, the sing-along version… aye bee see dee eee ef gee and so on.  Well, … Continue reading →