My Little Buddy

Congratulations are in order. Pop the Cokes, shake the Gatorade, toss sunflower seeds in the air. Our Cardinals’s secured first place in the National league last night, and the overall top [...]

Weight Watchers? Ponzi scheme. Crossfit? Waste of time. 21-Day Fix? Forget it. Want to lose weight? Coach little league baseball. More specifically coach WAA Cardinals little league baseball. [...]

12-28-14 Today I celebrate 18 years of marriage with my wife Julie. 18 years of memories: In 1996, we made a promise In 1997, we were blessed with the best gift we never knew we wanted. Joseph [...]

It’s the early 80’s and I am a student in Mrs. Reddinger’s 6th grade class at Wiley Elementary school in Utica, Michigan. It was actually my second time having her as a teacher. [...]

The year is 1997, and Julie and I are on our honeymoon. A cruise in the gulf of Mexico that took us to Cozumel, Playa Del Carmen, The Ruins of Tulum, and finished in New Orleans. It was Julie’s [...]

Summer vacation has officially started. School is out. Bedtimes dissolve and homework’s no more. What’s also gone is the concept of Elementary School. Aaron our youngest is moving [...]

Aaron had to write-up a theme for a poem at school titled, A Song of Greatness it’s a Chippewa Traditional Poem by Mary Austin. This is his write-up: The theme of the poem, “A Song of [...]

Coaching baseball is my highlight of the week. With AJ. Being outside. In the warmth. In the rain. In the cold. It doesn’t matter. Away from the responsibilities of life is a welcome [...]

“Just admit what you did. Come on, it will be alright… just admit what you did.” Jimmy Markum (Sean Penn) speaks these words as he waits for the justification he needs before [...]

If you read this blog or know me you know this: I love baseball. You’ll also know that my hometown team is the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers were swept in the World Series tonight by the San [...]