My oldest daughter stayed home sick today. She’s never in her life been sickly, but recently she’s shown some signs. It started in early August, as she entered tenth grade, with a cold that morphed into bronchitis. She’s an honor student on an…
The Cubs are in the World Series for the first time since 1945. Congratulations are definitely in order and celebrations by long-suffering fans are absolutely justified. But lost in the jubilation in the streets of America’s third-largest city is the…
Quieter quieter and then quieter still. Until the dogs are asleep and a pin drops on the kitchen floor. Quieter until your tinnitus is a roaring river. And then quieter still. Until the stars sizzle against the sky. And the heavy…
I consider myself a God guy. This doesn’t mean I’m perfect. I fail every day. Seriously. Every. Damn. Day. But, over time, my failures continue to become less destructive to those around me. Progress, not perfection, they say. As a…
my fav moment from the debate last night pic.twitter.com/tAlbIQj43V — ishmael daro (@iD4RO) September 27, 2016
Whether you realize it or accept it or not, the core principle of modern America is that money makes everything better. When you have more of it, you’re doing well. When you have little, you’re doing poorly. It’s the same concept for…
Writer. Father to daughters. Husband. Ad man. Raised by wolves. 
