Category Archives: Man-Dom

On the Loss of My Father-In-Law

My Father-In-Law Walker Nickless passed away last week. Though he had a great run in his 84 years, we’re all still very sad to see him go. A lot of long-time Denverites knew Mr. Nickless because he owned The Esquire Market in Bonnie Brae for the better part of 50 years. I don’t imagine anyone could even guess …

September 7, 2011 – 6:37 pm | By mike | Posted in Life Lessons, Man-Dom, Mid-Life Crisis, Parenting | Comments (6)

Window Fans As a Metaphor For Marital Challenges

As I may have mentioned a couple dozen times before, I’m not a native of Colorado. Having been here for 9 years now, I gotta tell you, in general, I think we have really outstanding weather. Sure, It can be a bit on the dry side, but we get a ton of sunshine, 4 recognizable …

August 15, 2011 – 4:27 pm | By mike | Posted in Economics, Life Lessons, Man-Dom, Marriage, Men and Women, Technology | Comments (1)

The Family Bike Ride

Sunday is family day over at my house. Whatever might be on the agenda that day, Anne and I try to clear out at least a little space to make sure that the two of us and our 3 kids spend some time together doing something fun…..like going to the zoo….or the park……or the swimming pool.  …

June 29, 2011 – 10:13 am | By mike | Posted in Kids, Life Lessons, Man-Dom, Marriage, Mid-Life Crisis, Parenting, Sports | Comments (2)

Garage Sale Leftovers– AKA Crap for Sale

It’s taken me a long time to admit it but you know what? I really hate garage sales. I hate going to ‘em and I hate having ‘em. If I really wanted to know how much money I’ve spent on useless stuff in my life or wanted people to rifle through my drawers placing a dollar …

June 16, 2011 – 12:15 pm | By mike | Posted in Economics, Life Lessons, Man-Dom, Marriage | Comments (1)