Tag: life lessons

  • On boredom and the Middle Ages

    On boredom and the Middle Ages

    Boys, Put every idea in the world into a hat and try to draw one less exciting than boredom — it’s not easy to do! But I think boredom is important in an age where attention is at an all-time low. I believe that the ability to be bored is becoming more of a skill,…

  • On Grandma ‘Nisa

    On Grandma ‘Nisa

    Boys, Yesterday, I got a phone call from Papa Rauch. He said that your Grandma ‘Nisa was very sick and that the doctors didn’t think she was going to live for much longer. You boys were at school and I went up to see her in the hospital. Right after I got there, the doctors…

  • On You 2

    On You 2

    Boys, So you have this big wooden ship. And you go sailing and things are great and ooops you hit a rock and damaged one plank. So you make it back to harbor and you take that plank off the ship — you don’t mess with the sails or the anchor or the mast or…

  • On Humble Pie

    On Humble Pie

    Boys, Humble pie is a term that means you have to admit that you were wrong, especially when you don’t want to. It is also something I am eating this week after my fantasy football team scored the fewest points in the league in the first week of the NFL season. “What’s the big deal?”…

  • On #RauchdyMatch 4.0 Forecast

    On #RauchdyMatch 4.0 Forecast

    Boys, I mentioned in the Adam Sandler post that we’ve been watching a lot of his movies recently — especially after Happy Gilmore 2 came out. But as I think about how to write about this year’s match, I think of a scene toward the end of Billy Madison where Billy and Eric are competing…

  • On Deb

    On Deb

    Boys, I’ve written and rewritten this post a dozen or so times because I know that when I send it out, I want the person that this post is about to understand exactly how we feel about her and what she has done with our family. I want her to know that she has been…

  • On Club Championships and The Rauchdy Match 4.0

    On Club Championships and The Rauchdy Match 4.0

    One hourse. Two club championships. One weekend. See who came out on top and who doesn’t want to talk about it again, OK?!?

  • On The Rauchdy Match – Midseason Report

    On The Rauchdy Match – Midseason Report

    Boys, I write this blog for you two and as I’ve stated dozens of times in past posts, I hope that you read these someday and learn more about our family. With that said, I also post them on Facebook for our friends to read, and it seems like the posts I do about your…

  • On Navigating Parenthood

    On Navigating Parenthood

    A father reflects on parenting, love, and giving advice—written for his boys to read someday.

  • On Your Mom Thinks I’m Her Final Boss

    On Your Mom Thinks I’m Her Final Boss

    Marriages can be tricky. Maybe it’s just me, but along the way, my wife decided I’m the final boss standing in the way of a stress-free life.