Stories for Dads and Moms who Need a Laugh

It hasn't been the best of months for my family. In just a few weeks, we have said goodbye to two members of our clan. On of these relatives was an older person, the other wasn't so old, and that made it harder to say goodbye. "C" was young and healthy. It was a shock when we learned they were diagnosed with cancer. It was a difficult journey for her and her immediate family. My own family did all we could to for them and their family. The doctors did all they could do, but, unfortunately, it wasn't enough. We all gathered to say goodbye to them. It was comforting to see the long line of people who waited to say goodbye to them and offer condolences. I was amazed at the number of people who had been touched by "C" during their short life. It obviously wasn't easy for their family. "C" had passed close to Easter. There is never a good time to say good bye to a loved one, but doing it close to a holiday makes it especially difficult. Life goe...

Tim Wakefield (Photo: Wikipedia) I was laying down on my bed, scrolling through Facebook, on a typical Sunday afternoon. I was thinking to myself on this first Sunday of October about baseball. This first Sunday used to be when the regular season ended for Major League Baseball. If I was lucky, the Boston Red Sox would be in the playoffs and I would be able to watch them again. If not, at least there would be more baseball for me to watch and I would get as much of it as I could before the last out of the World Series and I would have to wait until next year. My scrolling stopped and I gasped out loud when I saw the news that Tim Wakefield had passed away. It was no secret he had been diagnosed with brain cancer. I broke the news to Wife. We had both known he was ill. We had no idea the cancer had spread as much or as fast as it did. Then again, we're not people who are paying attention to the news every waking moment of the day. The Day I Met Tim Wakefield One summer, I was at my...