We hear a lot about poverty these days. Turn on your radio or television and very likely you’ll hear terms like financial crisis, economic downturn, bad economy, credit crunch, bank failure. It seems it’s all anyone can talk about these days. I’ve often thought about the link between our language, even our thoughts, and our circumstances. In my life,...

I love to cook. But I don’t like complicated recipes that call for hours of preparation. Truth be told, I cook abut 4 times per week for Little Elvis and me and rarely spend more than an hour doing so. When I discovered Melanie Thomassian’s Dietriffic.com blog (not a blog about fad diets), I was ecstatic.  Here was a resource that even most Solo-Dads could...

How simplifying your environment results in more peace and tranquility. Over the holidays, Little Elvis and I moved from a large 3BR/2BA house into a 2BR/1BA unit in a 4-plex. Why did we downsize? Is it because of the economy? Did I lose my job? No. It had nothing to do with any of the knee-jerk reasons I just stated. So why did we make the decision to...

“Less Past, More Present.” This brief zen-like koan, is my adopted mantra for 2009. In many ways, 2008 prepared me in many ways to face the future on my own terms. Focused on the Present As Little Elvis and I face the coming year, we’re focused on the present; not looking ahead nor behind. By doing so, I know this will be our best year ever! I’ve always...