Recently my mom had considered flying to Colorado with her husband to attend his niece’s wedding reception, and since I travel to Colorado regularly for work, I wanted to try and coordinate our trips so I could see them. Unfortunately, they decided not to take the trip. My stepdad has been working a lot lately and didn’t want to take the time off to...

Being from Michigan, I’m practically hard-wired to root for the Detroit Red Wings. Unfortunately, after moving to Seattle, my hockey knowledge has dropped off considerably. The Emerald City doesn’t really follow hockey. (Or any team that’s not winning, for that matter – if the Mariners or Seahawks aren’t doing well, nobody cares about...