(This entry is also posted at The Huffington Post.) Have you noticed that as we get older we require larger amounts of stimulation to engage us? That what once excited us when we were young now doesn’t hold the same potency? Be it the sugar in our food, the coffee we guzzle, our hectic schedules…
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Category Archives: The Adventures of Jamie
A Train Makes A Very Good Hat!
This morning, in a moment of sheer brilliance, my younger son, Jamie, decided to ‘wear’ his electric toy train by turning it on and then placing it on his head. Needless to say, it took about fifteen minutes before I could disengage the locomotive’s wheels from my son’s springy locks. At the time, I was…
To James On His Second Birthday
Dear James, It never ceases to amaze me how you and your brother are growing up so fast. You have done so many incredible things this past year. You learned to walk. You discovered your favorite color (yellow.) You learned to talk. You figured out how to get along with people. Before you were born…