Birthday Parties White House Style

  August 4th happens to be President Barack Obama’s 51st birthday (Happy Birthday Mr. President!) While we’re not entirely sure what...

Happy Independence Day!

While the calendar says July 4th, we know it truly is Independence Day. It's a national holiday that oozes with patriotic pride and the taste of a...

The Essential Summer 2012 Playlist

Music makes everything better. Think back to all of the quintessential and anthemic songs that accompany the biggest events in our lives like...

Here’s to Summer…

In what has been a surprisingly chilly June by usual standards, the temperatures here in the Northeast are inching ever so closely to the hundred...

What Dad Really Wants For Father’s Day

My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard.  Mother would come out and say, “You’re tearing up the grass.” ...

My Memorial Day Post…Part II

I wrote this a couple of years ago and wanted to share it again because it remains relevant today. Just as I wrote back on May 27, 2010, my wife...