We all make them from time to time. It seems part of our human experience. An excuse can be defined as a reason or explanation put forward to defend or justify a fault or offense. Helping coach junior football taught me many things. Not only did coaching provide a more intricate understanding of the game. … More Those Excuses
There really isn’t much better than lifelong friends. We grew up together in Woodinville, Washington. A small community just 20 miles east of Seattle. When the newspaper revealed our Woodinville Falcons, would play for the state football title, an idea struck. Let’s get some guys together and head for the game. We found three takers … More Three Buddies and A Title Game
Mason is two and a half years old. Like me, he was born with cerebral palsy. Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) to be more specific. It means Mason experienced oxygen deprivation to his brain. We were introduced through our chiropractor and his mom. After 36 years of life, it was my first time sitting down with … More Meeting Mason
Speech is one of many ways we communicate. Communication can also be done through the written word, body language, tone of voice, or appearance. We seem to draw clues about the interworking of people using all forms of communication. It is simply the sharing or exchanging of information, news, or ideas. We may also use … More Talking Different
Our trip to Southern California was focused around golf. The secondary focus was to check out Los Angeles. More specifically we had a Dodger game on our radar before heading south. But, traveling to see the Dodgers play was going to involve some planning. It would take most of one afternoon and night to make … More USD, UCLA, and Chavez Ravine
We planned our rounds of golf before traveling to Palm Desert. Playing the Stadium course at PGA West was going to be my highlight of golfing on the trip. The idea of playing the course was so enthralling we decide to play the Stadium course twice. After hearing how awesome and challenging the Pete Dye … More The Nicklaus Tournament at PGA West
Having the opportunity to play for a championship seems rare. Sometimes athletes are placed in a fortunate situation, where playing for titles happens yearly. Other players may play an entire career without being involved in the playoffs. Our team fell under the fortunate category. At the ages of 8 and 9, they not only played … More Playing for A Championship
As lovers of sport, we all seem to have our favorite event. It might be The Super Bowl, Daytona 500, Masters, or The World Serious. If we’re slightly crazy about sport, maybe it’s more than one event. One of my favorite games to watch throughout the year is The Rose Bowl. Each New Year’s Day … More Under the Lights
This week was our final regular season game. It turns out we have two home fields. We played our final game on the high school campus. It’s a brand new school in the area. The high school team plays their home games at Pop Keeney, where we played the previous week. Finding directions to the … More We Love a Rainy Day
Our undefeated season would continue with a home game. It was my first-time coaching at the home field. Getting ready for the game this week didn’t require looking up directions. The home field of our team is the same field of my high school home games. I didn’t play football in high school, but spent … More Home Cookin’
A Journey With Cerebral Palsy 