Happy Birthday Dad
** I rarely go off the topic of Cowden’s Syndrome, but this is just so necessary. Tomorrow April 18, 2014 my Dad would have been 66.** Dear Dad, It’s hard to imagine a year has gone by since you sat...
View Article“A tranquil mind is not a little gift…”
Growing up I didn’t spend a lot of time with my father. Despite some really fun day trips, I didn’t really know him well at all. My Mom married an incredible guy when I was in high school, and there...
View Article“The Few, The Proud…”
I have a pretty big family. And among that family I boast countless uncles, great uncles, and aunts and cousins too. But, I have uncles I’ve never met. They are brothers to my father who died just...
View ArticleHere Comes the Sun…
It’s not unusual at all that a classic Beatles song would show up on a classic rock station in the car. And I could write it off as mere coincidence. But, there was my Dad this afternoon. In the...
View ArticleDO SOMETHING!
The story of how a New York City girl got the ear of a West Virginia Congressman is a long windy one that involves the depth of love and dedication the United States Marines hold for their own. That...
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