by Jeff Slater | Dec 21, 2010 | Uncategorized
Most families have stories about the mischief their children created and folklore that perpetuates these myths. Each tale is told over and over again to reinforce the message. We all have a badge that we proudly wear that keeps these fables alive. My...
by Jeff Slater | Dec 17, 2010 | Uncategorized
Ever have a really memorable lunch? I’m not talking about a mouth-watering meal with expensive food, vintage wine or elegant ambiance. Did lunch ever include sharing a meal with someone who gets to work in an Oval Office? On Friday May 31, 1985, my wife and I had...
by Jeff Slater | Dec 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
I am a pretty good cook. Okay, I think I am a very good cook. I’m not in the Bobby Flay, Mario Battali and Jamie Oliver class but I can hold my own in the kitchen. I am a guy who used to keep Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking by my bedside for a light...
by Jeff Slater | Dec 11, 2010 | Uncategorized
In 1998 I learned a lesson about pop music, patience and persistence. Fanny Slater meets Britney Spears in 1998My younger daughter Fanny became enamored with a pop star who at the time was unknown and starting to emerge on the music scene. For reasons that still...
by Jeff Slater | Dec 5, 2010 | Uncategorized
When our daughters were young it was always a scramble to get everyone around the dinner table. Like most children, they were pulled in many directions from after school activities, hanging with friends or the lure of just chilling out. They were distracted by...
by Jeff Slater | Nov 25, 2010 | Uncategorized
As a child, I always had a net to catch me when I had a challenge. This safety net was my Aunt Annette. Since my earliest childhood moments, my mother’s sister was ever present in my life and the lives of my sister and brother. Annette never married nor had a family...
