Commentary: Musings on family traditions and firebugs

Growing up the second oldest of a little more than a dozen cousins born to five sisters, I've had the unusual vantage point of being able to watch a succession of family members pass through parts of life's obstacle course. Some stumble where I stumbled, some pass though those spots easily only to get caught on snags that I never gave a second thought.

BY JIM KENNEDY, jkennedy@theaegis.com

September 3, 2012