Sadly I’m fairly terrible at decorating for the holidays. I like the holidays and like the decorations, I just don’t like doing it. My last daughter is extremely competitive and was driving through the city saying “Good house! Bad house! Best house!” by way of rating the outside Christmas lights. She narrows her eyes as we approach our house which has been decorated as simply … Continue reading Deck the Halls
The year was maybe 1983. I was maybe 8. The place was Pasadena Cali. I didn’t know when I woke up that it was going to be the worst day of my life, worst days rarely announce themselves over the intercom: “Good morning Corey. Welcome to the worst day of your life! Don’t forget to brush your teeth!” I was actually looking forward to the … Continue reading Bad Timing
Ryan has always been my parents’ favourite child. I can’t really blame them, he’s my favourite too. His name is translated “Little King” and mine can be translated “The Hermit” so maybe right from the start mom and dad intended to like him better, it’s hard to say. Actually it’s not really hard to say because I’ve been flogging them with it for a couple … Continue reading Ryan my Younger Brother
