“Orv is all gone.” My three-year-old daughter said the words in her typical sing-song manner as we drove by Orv’s house. She was neither sad, nor happy, just straightforward. Orv had died one day earlier. He was 95, so his passing wasn’t a surprise. In fact, the day before, my [...]

"Just give them a good show, sweetie. You never know who'll be in the audience." Those words are sounding inside me as I stare uncomfortably at the doe-eyed woman I have been conversing with. A petite 5-foot-nothing, she is charmingly pretty, and starting to tear up as she struggles to [...]

Cam Newton recently said his race plays a role in why some people don’t like him: “I’m an African-American Quarterback that might scare a lot of people.” It took some soul-searching, but I think Cam is right, and I want to thank him for allowing me to challenge myself and [...]

My son had a rough go of it the first year of his life. He had multiple ear infections, to the point we had tubes put in to help drain all the puss continually building up. Insurance didn’t cover much, but every little bit helps. Unfortunately, medical procedures don’t come with [...]

Right now, I suspect a mother is out there talking about me. I say that, because I am about to talk about her. I was at a play area with my kids. One of those enclosed, foam-object/spongy-floored deals, where kids can fall and bounce to their heart’s delight. On this [...]

Like many things, it began on social media. A friend posted an article: 5 Reasons Marriage Doesn’t Work Anymore. Her “YES!” indicated she enthusiastically agreed with the author. That author, for the record, was a relationship advice columnist. He was an expert since he was in his twenties and had [...]

The dumb is strong in society, and with the advent of the Internet, they won't be getting smarter any time soon. Instead of a tool for learning, people use it to band together and support one another. If used for good, then great. But when used for dumb... Read on: http://nathantimmel.com/2015/a-slack-jawed-society/

For his role in the Boston Marathon bombing, Dzhokhar Tsarnev, a name that makes spell check say, “Are you kidding me?” was sentenced to death by lethal injection... Read all:   http://nathantimmel.com/2015/chechen-roulette/

Many negative words have been written about Millennials, also known as the “Participation Ribbon” generation For the most part I have tried not to be a grumpy old man in this situation. I read about the student who sued his professor over a bad grade, and shrugged it off as an [...]

Lydia is a Super Mom, because she convinced me to become a Dad. My whole life, I didn’t want kids. I saw them as money and time drains. This was all rooted in personal issues and a childhood not worth going into, but when Lydia and I started dating we [...]