You may or may not know my little sister, Laura. And you may or may not know her husband John. But they are pretty dang cool and pretty dang talented–more cool and talented than I could ever hope...

So here’s how it went down. My mom came in last Monday and was wonderful enough to let Brian and me leave to Eugene on Tuesday evening, instead of having to leave early in the morning on Wednesday...

So here’s how it went down. My mom came in last Monday and was wonderful enough to let Brian and me leave to Eugene on Tuesday evening, instead of having to leave early in the morning on Wednesday...

Well, I did it. And here he is. Meet my son, Skip. The details to follow…

Well, I did it. And here he is. Meet my son, Skip. The details to follow…

I don’t know about all of you, but watching A Christmas Story has been one of our family’s Christmas-season traditions. Man, what a classic. But this year, I’ve wondered at my possible...