Today is my 50th birthday. No! No. Don’t clap. Don’t send me happiness wishes. Don’t click gleeful emojis on my social feeds. Just. Don’t. I have no desire to celebrate this loathsome birthday milestone. Nor shall I feign joy in reaching it. I do not like it, Moe I Go. I do not like the […]
My Life Is A Song #55
Yesterday marked the 9th anniversary of my Grandpa Schmidt’s passing. This also means that I have a 9 year old child. She was born just five short weeks prior to Grandpa’s death. Things had been so hectic with a newborn and us being so far from any family that I hadn’t even taken the time […]
My Life Is A Song #17
This is a song I’m willing to bet sizable money you’ve never heard anywhere outside of my blog. It’s a silly song but one that has impacted my life with meteorite force, much like the man with whom I associate it. I’ve written about this song at some length before and the ill-fated air band […]