Happiness is . . . Magic

Happiness is . . . Magic

So we’re in Chicago on the coldest weekend of the winter. This year it was Valentine’s Day weekend, but the coldest weekend changes every year to the one weekend each winter that I happen to find myself in Chicago. Regardless, Alice and I find Chicago magical. The old...
Happiness is Facing Fears

Happiness is Facing Fears

Late in October, three years after we first met, Alan and I found ourselves on a blustery, rainy day at a quarry in Ohio – about to submerge into the icy water. What were we doing?!  We’d always wanted to be certified as SCUBA divers, and decided to use the advance...