The morning started out just like most mornings do. I got up, went on a run, took a quick shower. No signs that something was out of the ordinary. Nothing to indicate that I was about to embark on an emotional journey.  And then I opened the air fryer to put in a frozen waffle for…

(Author’s note: I wrote this to read at a recent church service, so it’s a bit of repurposing of previous blog content…let’s think of it as renewing previous content). Uh-oh. There it is in my inbox again: the email informing me that my subscription to the Babbel language learning app is going to automatically renew…

I can’t ride a bike.  There, I’ve announced my deep dark secret to the world. Not the world’s most salacious confession, but it is embarrassing. Also, not really a secret, but definitely something I don’t advertise.  I don’t know why I can’t ride a bike. My brother said that as a kid I could (and…

Friend: “Have you ever had your bone density tested?” Me: “Not by a medical professional.” Yeah, sometimes meaning gets lost as it travels from my brain to my mouth. The women at our breakfast table who heard this exchange were, unsurprisingly, a little alarmed, perhaps even flabbergasted. But there’s no need to worry, I haven’t…

If you had asked me a month ago to sing the theme song to the X-Men cartoon from the mid-90’s (and I don’t know why you would), there’s no way I could have. I couldn’t have remembered it to save my life. But when Chad and I recently watched the newly released updated version of…

Once upon a time, I was a sportsball fan–of the Minnesota Timberwolves. No one was more surprised by this than me. I never had any interest in sports–playing or watching them–and was actively turned off my football. (Yes, I was a cheerleader in junior or high school, but without getting into too much of a…

I am The Champion! As I write this, I am entering the second week of my reign as The Queen of March Mammal Madness 2024.  I won this year’s March Mammal Madness tournament by choosing the Great White Shark as the winner.  Yeah, I won March MAMMAL Madness by choosing a fish. I’m sure this…

It’s the end of an era: Today StanLee chewed up one of his carry around sticks.  “Carry around stick?” you might ask. “Don’t you mean chew stick?” No, as chronicled in an exciting previous installment of this blog, “Stick With It,” StanLee doesn’t chew his chew sticks. He carries them around (and buries them in…

I made this cake today! April Fools’!  Yes, after recently challenging (forcing, to be more accurate) myself to write holiday-themed blog posts for thirty days in a row, here I am, once again blogging based on a holiday. Blogging, for a holiday that I’m not particularly into (I don’t think April Fools’ Day was much…

I learned a lot from my mom: to be generous, and loyal, and tough, and funny, and to always keep one’s hair dyed. (I’m not saying I excel at all of these life lessons–except for the hair dyeing–but I appreciate their value).  One thing I did not learn from my mom was how to helpfully…