Category Archives: Life Lessons

Raising 20th Century Parents in the 21st Century

As I may have mentioned before, I love my parents.  They’re great people, good role models, and back in the day when they were raising me, they did a damn fine job. Of course, that doesn’t mean they don’t sometimes make me want to pull my few remaining hairs out. Especially when it comes to travel. Case …

May 15, 2012 – 9:03 am | By mike | Posted in Driving, Life Lessons, Men and Women, Mid-Life Crisis, Parenting | Comments (1)

Forget the Anniversary, It’s Time for a MANNIVERSARY!

I know that everyone from health experts to athletes swears by the benefits of massage therapy these days. And while I mostly more or less believe everything they’re saying, I’ve just never been real comfortable with the idea of having a complete stranger rubbing their hands all over me. Maybe I have aphephobia or something or maybe it’s …

April 24, 2012 – 3:05 pm | By mike | Posted in Life Lessons, Man-Dom, Marriage, Men and Women | Comments (0)

Road Karma and the “Double Wave” System

About 400 years ago during my college summers I drove trucks for the Coca Cola company in Pittsburgh. In hindsight, there were a lot of important lessons I learned during this 3 summer gig, the most important of which was: “Pretty sure I don’t want to do this for the rest of my life.  Reckon …

February 27, 2012 – 6:07 pm | By mike | Posted in Driving, Life Lessons, Man-Dom | Comments (2)

No Shin Guards Without a Phone Number

Over the weekend, I went to a Sporting Goods store here in Denver to get some new soccer shin guards for my 7 year old daughter. I tried to tell her that getting cleated repeatedly in the shins was actually a good learning experience that would serve her well later in life when she grew …

February 9, 2012 – 10:33 am | By mike | Posted in Business, Customer Service, Economics, Kids, Life Lessons, Parenting, Sports | Comments (3)