Associate editor Donald McDermott has been a full-time member of the PARENTGUIDE family for the past 15 years. His first introduction to PG Media began as an intern while in college way back in 1991. Born and raised in Queens, New York, McDermott spent most of his life living and learning just over the 59th Street Bridge in Astoria, Queens. He currently resides in Medford, New York, with his wife Lori and daughter Meghan.
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Okay, here we go. My first week getting back on track is officially in the books. I think a lot of people will tell you that the hardest part of making any kind of change in your lifestyle, whether it is a big change or just a little one, is getting started. At least that is what I have found out for myself over the years, anyway. Well the good thing for me is that I finally did stop making excuses and get started. It really wasn't all that hard either. AND, my very first weigh in this morning was a successful one too I am happy to add. I had...
The Allman Brothers have always been one of my favorite bands. If you know them and like em, awesome. If you don't know em, give them a listen. Great southern rock band. One of the greatest of all time if you ask me. I highly recommend them. Anyway, they have a song called "Back Where it All Begins" that has always struck a chord with me, so to speak. It's about getting yourself back to the place where you started, no matter what happens. Getting back to square one. Maybe it's also about not forgetting where you came from....and what it...
I am a big Tommy Lee Jones fan. Just thought you might like to know that. Lol. In the movie Cobb, TLJ plays legendary baseball player Ty Cobb. It is a good movie. Not great, but good. However it does have a line in it that I have always liked. At a reunion of his old baseball teammates, a now old Ty Cobb, much closer to the end of his life than the beginning, tells a down-on-his- luck friend, "Mickey, you have got to put forth a better effort." SImple and to the point. And that, my friends, is my New Year's resolution. I am going to put...
For some odd reason, I have always considered myself a "picture" person. Although I have always gone out of my way to avoid being IN them. It is my belief that I have the perfect face for being BEHIND the camera....not in front of it...lol. But when it comes to TAKING pictures......then taking the time to frame and hang em....I am definitely your guy. Just always enjoyed doing that kind of stuff (you have SO got to experience my man cave one day). And now that I have a big house to call my own, there is plenty of empty wall space to...
I can't speak for everyone out there of course, but as far as I go personally, it seems like I end up working harder on my "day off" than I would if I just went to work. Today was definitely one of those days. It all started in the wee hours of the morning, somewhere around 3:30am or so. I had just crawled through the door after making my way home from job number two. I was tired for sure......and where most people would have just went straight on to bed...I am not most people....not by a...
