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16. That’s how many children my Grandma Reiss gave birth to. Yep, 16. (Pick jaw off the floor and continue reading.) As a result I have 51 first cousins on the Reiss side. Yep, 51. (Again [...]

At 9 years old my son A.J. has a great concept of the art of sarcasm and humor, and employs them whenever possible. Tonight at the dinner table over hot turkey sandwiches and sweet potatoes he [...]

On November 12, 2011 I was the officiant for a wedding between my two good friends Adell, and Dom. Yes, I have been ordained. No, I still do not wish to debate the humorous nature of the previous [...]

When I was younger I never believed in love at first sight. My life in advertising as an Art Director had trained me to never buy into the movie or television romances exploited by the [...]

On Sunday, the visiting Missionary Fr. Joe spoke of sacrifice in his homily, and quoted the Gospel of John: “There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s [...]

To know me is to know I have a sketch book with me almost at all times. These books are filled with many notes, thoughts and personal expressions that document my creativity in the time in which [...]

The reality of a move has started to set in with the kids. No more apparent than with Aaron, our youngest. And while Joey was going to the high school next year, Rebekah, the middle school, [...]

Oh my I love baseball. I love baseball for it’s rich history. It’s design and strategy. I love that every play is a potential lesson in character building. Every out or base hit a [...]

Okay, change of plans. I had written another blog last night to post today but Joey’s topic of conversation tonight after the baseball game trumps it. Joey, for about a year now, has asked [...]

My father has been gone for over 20 years now, but there is not a day goes by where I don’t think of him. I can still I can hear him laugh like it was yesterday. That boisterous laugh that [...]