Rob Clark

  • Do you cherish the ones you save or stress about the ones that get away?

    Ever since my children were little, I have wanted to install a sport court in our backyard.  And for a confluence of reasons over the […]

  • About three weeks ago, we had a family of three rabbits move into our backyard.  Not the wisest choice for real estate!

    The rabbits somehow stumbled on our backyard, perhaps enticed by the slightly long, […]

  • So great, Steve. That was a unique time to be in lockdown, and so glad you bonded with my parents. They are safe and sound in New Hampshire. Hope all is well with you!

  • Thanks for the note, Dr. Gwozdz. So glad it resonated with you and Mrs. Gwozdz. His quote says it all. Need more people like this in the world!

  • Ah, summer jobs.  Carefree days of mindless tasks, hard work, humble lessons, and some of the most colorful characters in history.  Who doesn’t cherish those memories?

    And now it has come full circle.  In th […]

  • Legendary Washington Post journalist Bill Gildea passed away last week after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.  I did not know him personally.  Never saw him on television, didn’t follow him on Twitter ( […]

  • Brilliant deduction! Yes, indeed. Words of wisdom and encouragement from Tom C. Smiles all the way around…

  • Rob Clark wrote a new post 5 years ago

    Golf has always been a sport of contradictions for me.  I love to get out in the great outdoors and spend time in competition with good friends.  Nothing better.  But the game does not come naturally to me, and I […]

  • Rob Clark wrote a new post 5 years ago

    Mr. Rich Drozd was a legend at Georgetown Prep High School.  Prior to his untimely death in 2010, he faithfully served as an English teacher, mentor, and coach for countless students for nearly three […]

  • Thanks, Raf. Hope all is safe out West!

  • Rob Clark wrote a new post 5 years ago

    The Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, CA is a gorgeous stretch of outdoor restaurants, bars, and shops.  On beautiful days (which are most every day), the outside seating at the restaurants, flanked by the […]

  • Rob Clark wrote a new post 5 years ago

    Most people work harder and harder at climbing the ladder of success only to discover it’s leaning against the wrong wall. —Stephen Covey
    My short-lived “career” in Hollywood was punctuated by far more l […]

  • Rob Clark wrote a new post 5 years, 1 month ago

    If you spend enough time on social media, it is impossible to escape unscathed.  Sooner or later (usually sooner!), someone will attack you for your opinion, beliefs, or expressions.  It’s just part of the d […]

  • So true. Free will comes with major responsibility. And makes it so much sweeter when we make the right decisions.

  • Absolutely, Coach. Simple words to live by. Fr. Galvin was a treasure.

  • Rob Clark wrote a new post 5 years, 1 month ago

    Father Aloysius Galvin, S.J. was a legend at Georgetown Prep High School.  A larger than life figure with a gentle spirit.  When you were in his presence, you were at the center of a fair and just world.  He wi […]

  • Absolutely, Em. Well said. Helping others helps us. Fills all the buckets!

  • Rob Clark wrote a new post 5 years, 1 month ago

    Pigs are flying.  Hell is freezing over.  And the personnel at airports these days are incredibly friendly and helpful.  The world really is upside down.

    As mentioned in last week’s blog (“23 Hours of Ra […]

  • Rob Clark wrote a new post 5 years, 1 month ago

    I made a stealth trip down to Florida this week to pack up my parent’s stuff and deliver them safely back home to New Hampshire.  No Mickey Mouse ears or Hawaiian shirts in the age of the pandemic.  This was a bus […]

  • Thanks, Michelle! Hope all is well on the West Coast. Once a ‘Roller. Always a ‘Roller. It’s all about moving forward!

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