The stats on fatherless homes are sobering — For as long as I can remember I’ve always wanted to be a dad. I recall playing games with my sisters where I would be the dad, going to work every day, or taking out the garbage. I have fond memories of those days. A bit about me I grew up in Botswana and…

You don’t have all the time in the world — Being a father has been the greatest duty of my life. Raising my children into people that other people like because of who they are makes me proud. My wife and I did a great job. They are 25, 23, and 21 years old now and each is living a…

Animals are not toys and don’t make good gifts — I was listening to the radio and the Todd Veinotte show was on. Todd had a guest on- I’m sorry but I forgot her name- and she was begging people not to give pets as Christmas gifts. I’m not sure that I agree with her but I get her point. …

I can fake it but what’s the point — In 1964 US Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart famously said that he couldn’t define hard-core pornography but, “I know it when I see it.” The same can be said of great writing. What makes it great? Is it the emotions it evokes? Is it the scenes it paints? How about the narration? Or the story itself and…

Sometimes they die within days of each other I received a call from a friend this week. His father had died that morning. I couldn’t believe it. It wasn’t because he was only in his seventies and there was no indication of ill-health. …

Does that make me a bad parent — I was one of those dads who wouldn’t let his kids beat him at anything. My thinking was if and when they eventually beat me it would be an achievement. I’m not talking about when my kids were 3 or 4 years old. …

Do all professionals suffer from hypocrisy — My wife and I were driving to church the other day and we spotted a paramedic on break outside his ambulance. My wife commented on the fact that he was smoking and opined on the example he was setting. “What a hypocrite,” she lamented. I nodded in agreement then set…

I’m three years away from this realization — I was listening to the radio when I heard a commentator say, “Any time after 70 is a gift.” It reminded me of something my dad said to me years ago. It was, “Life after 60 is a gift.” At the time that my dad shared this wisdom with me…

It’s not their fault but it hurts just the same — Rachelle looks forward to time with her 84-year-old father. She picks him up from Horizon Home to take him to a baseball game in their hometown of Hamilton. This was something they used to do every season when she was a little girl. Regretfully, as a teen, she rebelled and…