If you know me, then you know how much I love sports and little league baseball in particular. Coaching little league baseball allows me to be out on the field with the kids and gives me so much more time with Conner. Last year, I considered myself lucky to watch six games while I was…
Lesson Learned
There’s an old saying, “I’ll try anything once and twice if I like it”. Well for me, that’s normally true. Many things I have tried and liked and have tried again. But when it comes to relationships, I must admit, that saying is not necessarily a good thing. I am still pretty new to this…
Mid Life Crisis
“MEN OF A CERTAIN AGE explores the unique bonds of male friendship among three men experiencing the changes and challenges of mid-life. They have been best friends since college but now, in their 40s, are navigating through the second act of their lives. Joe (Romano) is a friendly, slightly neurotic, recently separated father of two…
Fortune Favors The Bold
Throughout my life, I have never taken many chances. As a perfectionist, I have always been afraid of failure and rejection. So to keep from failing and being rejected, I would just not take that chance. Who knows how many times I have lost or missed out on something that could have changed my life….
What I Should’ve Said….
Not really a long post today, but one that has been on my mind for a couple of weeks now. Ever had an opportunity to say something to someone and you forfiet that opportunity because you are not sure of what the reaction might be? Or better yet, my favorite personal dilemma, you replay a…
Time To Settle Down
At the ripe old age of 19, I decided that I had met the woman with whom I wanted to spend the rest of my life. After ten years of marriage, we decided that we would be better off apart than together. Now it has been a little over two years since Laura, my ex-wife,…
Touchdown Jesus, The Fighting Irish, and Two Golden Domers
As you might have read, I recently had a weekend that included a road trip that my son and I took to South Bend, Indiana to catch a Notre Dame home game. As I had stated in my last post, before I deployed, I asked Conner if there was one thing he wanted or wanted…
Football Weekend
It has finally arrived. The weekend of football for the Con-Man and me. The only thing that Con asked to do from my recent deployment was a trip to South Bend to watch Notre Dame play football in person. We leave this afternoon driving to South Bend, Indiana to have a Friday and Saturday of…
Stan’s Bucket List
Well after a few weeks of deliberating on this, I have come up with my bucket list. I hope I can get all this accomplished! 1. Skydive. 2. Go skinny-dipping. 3. Watch the launch of the space shuttle. 4. Be an extra in a film. 5. Brew my own beer. 6. Grow a beard…
Closing Of A Chapter, Turning Of A Page
As most of you know, I have just returned home! I cannot believe that it was over a year ago when I started this deployment process. But I am excited to be returning to my new life and my family and friends. There will be many things to do when I return, but I am…