I watched a movie on Netflix recently called “Don’t Look Up.” The basic story is that Kate Dibiasky, a Ph.D. astronomy student, discovers a previously unknown comet headed straight for earth. Nothing really new about that – think “Armaggedon” and “Deep Impact” both released in 1998. Just like in those films, this comet is pretty…
I have three adult children. They didn’t arrive that way. Although it would have been more convenient. There were actually a few years of parenting between their arrival and today. When they were little, there was perhaps one question that stood out above all others. You parents already know what it is. W H Y…
Zombies have been a “thing” for quite a while now. Personally, I don’t get it. But – to be fair – I’ve never met one so I guess I shouldn’t judge. Even Brad Pitt jumped on the zombie bandwagon in the 2013 movie “World War Z”. Brad’s character is Gerry Lane, a former UN investigator called…
On June 3rd, my Dad – Marvin Lewis McCarthy – would have turned one-hundred seven years old. He passed away in 2006 at the age of ninety-one. My favorite photo of him is down below. It hangs in my bedroom. In addition to being a great Dad, he was also a great leader. Today I’d…