A Bob's Life

Here it is the last day of November 2011, and I am excited because the Orioles finally released their Spring Training 2012 schedule yesterd...

I noticed it yesterday morning as I drove to work for the first time in a week. I am driving to work under the cover of darkness again. For...

1. Thanksgiving is over. And now, appearing everywhere is Christmas. The songs are already playing 24/7 on the radio. 2. The US launched a...

The turkey remnants are on their way to becoming soup and the autumn decorations have given way to Christmas. Christmas lights are evident t...

One of the holiday traditions in our family is the day after Thanksgiving Axis and Allies game, which the guys enjoy while stuffing ourselve...

Black Friday. For some it is the official beginning to the Christmas Season. A true shopping orgy of cosmic proportions. It is an unoffi...

It has arrived. Arguably my most favorite holiday of the year. A day to pause and give thanks for all that we have--most of which we don...

I am sitting here this morning with Makayla trying to fit herself into the chair next to me. We are dog sitting for Ben, Jeremy's K...

And there it is. Ready for the season. The most fabulous Christmas decoration in any mall in America.

. I was thinking about peace and realized how self-centered I was being. Sure, I can say thanks for peace because I am not deployed to some...