Per Venia

Have you ever run into someone who said that they didn’t need anyone, thank you very much! It was probably even stated proudly to boot. Did you wonder silently just how true it really was? I generally do when I hear statements like that. I suppose that I could be imposing [...]

This week’s schedule sort of blew up on us, which made it hard to run this week.  In fact I only ran on Tuesday and that was on the treadmill.  I don’t like that at all, even listening to my iPod didn’t keep the boredom away.  So I was anxious to run today and a [...]

For our kids !  I’m sitting in the hallway at the boys school (CCA) waiting for my oldest to get out of play practice.  Did I mention it’s nearly midnight?  Tomorrow is District Council which means I’ll spend most of the day sitting in a pew listening to other people talk.  I’m doomed, to fall [...]

Did your parents have any of those Cosby-esque “I had it so bad” stories? My Dad used to love telling us about the ice forming in glasses of water on his nightstand and cardboard insoles in his shoes covering the big holes in the shoe soles.. He also evidently had to walk 14 [...]