Category Archives: family

The Unanticipated Impact of Seemingly Small Decisions in Life

It has always fascinated me to think about how small decisions I have made eventually led to major impacts on my life. We often make seemingly insignificant decisions dozens of times per day without thinking too much of it, but in reality, your present place in life can be traced back to those moments ofContinue reading “The Unanticipated Impact of Seemingly Small Decisions in Life”

The uniquely human Robert and my journey with autism

(PART I) My dear wife and I were living in the Middle East from 2012. We were newlywed and had not given a great deal of thought to having children. I had older children (now 30 and 26) and we had not discussed trying to have additional children. Around 2016, we discussed having children andContinue reading “The uniquely human Robert and my journey with autism”

Everyone Should Have a Little Mountain Park

View of Mount Baker from one of the viewpoints on Little Mountain Little Mountain Park is located in Mount Vernon, Washington. There are approximately 10 miles of trails that can be accessed. It is shared with hikers and bikers alike, but with the many trails one doesn’t see many people while hiking. When we firstContinue reading “Everyone Should Have a Little Mountain Park”

Cocotal and our new Villa in Punta Cana 2020-2022 – Part I

In late 2019, I had decided to leave Abu Dhabi and retire to the Dominican Republic. I need to write an entire entry about that decision and the process that followed as it became very stressful and convoluted. Nevertheless, we arrived in Santiago, Dominican Republic on the 9th of March, the twins’ second birthday. TheyContinue reading “Cocotal and our new Villa in Punta Cana 2020-2022 – Part I”