My mother, Dolores Spehn, was a great mom. She took care of our every need growing up, attended every game and concert. She encouraged me to tryout for teams, run for student council, and ask out the cutest girl(s). She did so while raising three other children and running our household while our dad worked…. [ Read the rest of this Entry ]

Below is a blog post that hit Huffington Post today. Here is a link to the article online: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gina-kell-spehn/lets-get-dirty_b_2544969.html Let’s Get Dirty I don’t make New Year resolutions because it feels like I’m setting myself up for failure. But during the quiet and languid days between Christmas and the New Year, I enjoy reflecting on the… [ Read the rest of this Entry ]

Matt had a theory about how to tell if an album was good. “You have to listen to tracks three and seven,” he’d say. “It’s Biblical.” According to Matt’s theory, if tracks 3 and 7 are worth the time it takes to listen, the album is usually pretty good. It’s entirely subjective and unproven, but… [ Read the rest of this Entry ]

Gina (far right) and “Santa’s Helpers” at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, MI Coolidge Avenue runs North and South through suburban Detroit and is a mostly-straight, unremarkable stretch of road that could exist in just about any town. Almost seven years ago, on a clear and cold morning, I drove a little too fast along… [ Read the rest of this Entry ]

I met a new friend today. Her name is Nadia. (Not really. You will discover in a moment that I’ve had to change the names in this article.) Nadia is four and a half years old. Her mother, Talia, was born in Russia. The father is… well, nowhere to be found. He abused Talia to… [ Read the rest of this Entry ]

I turn 50 today. As a golfer I look upon this milestone with the same bittersweet feelings one gets making the turn between the ninth and tenth holes and a really great course. I’m exhilarated to have played some great holes (and some not so great) and I am still in the midst of the… [ Read the rest of this Entry ]

For nearly the past week our children have been up north visiting grandparents and aunts and uncles. Gina and I have stayed home to tend to work, take care of chores around the house, etc. (It’s the “etc.” that was the good part!) With five kids Gina and I have our hands (and minds) full… [ Read the rest of this Entry ]

I have a milestone birthday coming soon (September actually) but since we have two major events that month (For New Day Foundation, click for info) so this past weekend my wife Gina surprised me with an early birthday gift. No it wasn’t a new set of Ping irons (with 65 degree loft wedge and a great… [ Read the rest of this Entry ]

Tomorrow night the opening ceremony for the Olympics will play out on TV. It is expected that more than a billion people will be watching – 14% of the world’s population – as 10,000 performers, 900 children, and nearly 100 farm animals (seriously) will engage in what amounts to the Orange Bowl halftime show on… [ Read the rest of this Entry ]

I went to Target with my wife tonight. Before you shake your head you must know – she asked! That’s my excuse. That’s all I got. She asked. It’s akin to when, once a year, I pass a KFC and the kids ask, “Can we get KFC tonight?” For some reason, at that exact moment… [ Read the rest of this Entry ]