Dave Hickman II13 hours ago4 minDadIf he were still alive my father would have turned 64 years old today. We had a complicated relationship filled with fundamental disagree...
Dave Hickman II2 days ago3 minNeluOne year ago, today was an emotional rollercoaster. Just a few days prior we had received a call that my father-in-law had sadly passed aw...
Dave Hickman II3 days ago4 minRepetitive DreamsI am a dreamer. I dream of a better world. I dream of great things both for me and for those I love. I also dream at night and I dream of...
Dave Hickman II4 days ago2 minMath ShenanigansMy Junior year of High School they offered a Statistic and Probability class for the first time. Anyone who had an 80% or higher in the...
Dave Hickman II4 days ago3 minSticky and SweetToday 5/6ths of my family participated in a fun activity at the Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop-Farm. With the help of volunteer lead instructor...
Dave Hickman II6 days ago3 minYou’re HiredIn my current occupation I infrequently need to hire to replace folks from my team that move on or as a result of net new adds. It is lik...
Dave Hickman IIFeb 185 minAndyMy freshman year in High school I had an English teacher named Ms. Van Horn. Karen, as some of the boys called her and surprisingly got aw...
Dave Hickman IIFeb 173 minCity of FountainsIn 2009 I was a single parent to 3 little kids and was looking for ways to engage them in the world around them that did not involve a TV...
Dave Hickman IIFeb 173 minPlaylist Memories Part 8It's so much fun watching the budding personalities of your kids. Here in 2021 looking back at memories of them when they were little I ...
Dave Hickman IIFeb 164 minBirth of a NerdOn this day in 1980 at Truman Medical Center yours truly made his debut to the world. While I was technically there, I understandably rem...
Dave Hickman IIFeb 152 minLoveI grew up in a house that was rather reserved with emotions. I can count the number of times my father told me he was proud of me on one ...
Dave Hickman IIFeb 145 minIt’s a Boy!Twenty years ago today, at the age of twenty myself I became a father. Like most people I didn’t think I was ready but I remember the sen...
Dave Hickman IIFeb 126 minDogsDogs, Man’s Best Friend. I have been blessed with many loyal furry friends over the years and have many cherished memories with my pets. ...
Dave Hickman IIFeb 125 minFirst CarsWhen I was 15 my father started to teach me to drive. He took me to the Mt Olivet Cemetery near our home and let me drive around its man...
Dave Hickman IIFeb 112 minSandra Annette BullockLike most young people I had a celebrity crush. Mine began in 1992 the day I saw the movie Love Potion No. 9, a VHS tape my parents rente...
Dave Hickman IIFeb 101 minHot SaladIn 1989 my parents separated and a little more than a year later my father remarried. My new step-mother was 12 years younger than my fat...
Dave Hickman IIFeb 93 minMinute to Win ItOur household is filled with gamers. Many of us are tabletop gamers such as card, board and miniature based games but there is a good cro...
Dave Hickman IIFeb 81 minPatrick Maholmes is not Tom Brady and that’s a good thingTonight I watched the Kansas City Chiefs fall to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV. They seriously hyped the event saying Tom Bra...
Dave Hickman IIFeb 63 minPlaylist Memories Part 7Occasionally a song comes along that instantly reminds you of someone. It's almost as if the song was made specifically about that perso...
Dave Hickman IIFeb 53 minStressWe all handle stress differently and for a long time I did not handle it in a healthy way. I make no claim to having a perfect childhood ...