by Rusty George | May 10, 2018 | Family
My dad was infamous for presenting bad gifts. One Mother’s Day he came in from the garage, tossed a brown bag to my mom and said, “Happy Mother’s Day,” and then returned to the garage to work on the car. Touching. Fortunately, I’m a bit better at gifts than he...
by Rusty George | May 3, 2018 | Family
There was shouting, there were tears, and then there was silence. And Lorrie and I just stood there as one of our daughters stormed out of the room. What do I do? Chase after her? Demand she come to us? Give her the “not in this home, young lady” speech? Everyone...
by Rusty George | Apr 26, 2018 | Family
We men are not the most articulate creatures. We often have entire conversations with each other that consist of grunts, “dudes” and movie quotes. So when it comes to communicating with the highly intelligent and verbal female gender, we often feel like we are...
by Rusty George | Apr 19, 2018 | Family
It’s happened to all of us. You are scrolling through Instagram and see a friend’s post about the wonderful vacation they are on. The kids are smiling, they are smiling, pretty much everyone is smiling but you. You are thinking, “This is their third vacation of...
by Rusty George | Apr 12, 2018 | Family
I wish I didn’t have to address this but it is still an issue in our world. And unless you have lived it, you most likely can’t even understand it. As a white male in America, I am part of a demographic that is often seen as the dominant gender and race in the...
by Rusty George | Apr 5, 2018 | Family
It’s the break we all wait for–Spring Break! That final break between Christmas and the end of the school year, and now it’s over. For some of us, we’ll get a touch of summer fever or senior-itis and just phone it in for the next couple months until school is out. And...