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Schnitzel Time
My wife is a fantastic cook and has shared many tasty meals with us from her home country of Romania. Although not unique to her country...
Dave Hickman II
Mar 11, 20212 min read
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Creative Meal Planning
In 2007 I split from my then wife and consequently was a single father of 3 young children (ages 6, 3 and 1 at the time). My kids were...
Dave Hickman II
Mar 9, 20212 min read
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Aunt "DeeDee"
Four years ago today I lost one of my closest friends. I think of her often and miss her deeply. Deana Van Hoy, you may be gone but you...
Dave Hickman II
Mar 8, 20212 min read
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Golden Rules of Being a DM
I don't have as much experience with Dungeons and Dragons as I'd like. My parents were pretty conservative and skeptical of the whole...
Dave Hickman II
Mar 7, 20213 min read
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10+ Mile Hike
There has been a recent surge of geocaching events centered around a hike. My good buddy DrPowercat (Tom) kicked it off with his...
Dave Hickman II
Mar 6, 20214 min read
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Leila's Hair Museum
Unique and odd attractions have always been a favorite of mine. I scour websites like RoadSideAmerica and Atlas Obscura when planning...
Dave Hickman II
Mar 5, 20212 min read
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Brushes with Nature
Being a geocacher I have found myself interacting with a variety of God’s creatures throughout my adventures. Some are majestic...
Dave Hickman II
Mar 4, 20212 min read
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Warrior Dash
In 2011 a new type of event was on the horizon in Kansas City. While 5k races had been prevalent forever this new breed was an attempt to...
Dave Hickman II
Mar 4, 20212 min read
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Retail Rebel
With the shift to online shopping and the pervasiveness of the behemoth that is Amazon several secondary markets have sprung up. Among...
Dave Hickman II
Mar 3, 20214 min read
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Mărțișor, Babele și 40 Mucenici
Spring is on the horizon and in our household we feel the urge to get outside and be one with the world again. Obviously with a pandemic...
Dave Hickman II
Mar 1, 20212 min read
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Daddy, I Want to Have an Adventure!
The weather was quite nice this weekend and after an exceptionally brutal winter we were anxious to get outside and enjoy the change. The...
Dave Hickman II
Mar 1, 20213 min read
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Ironic Gaming
I live in a family of gamers, some more than others but each of us with our unique personal tastes and desire to play. The last 15 years...
Dave Hickman II
Feb 27, 20212 min read
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Playlist Memories Part 9
Spatial memory plays a heavy role in committing details about ones environment to long term memory. By visiting the same location over...
Dave Hickman II
Feb 26, 20213 min read
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Covid Vaccine
Few inoculations have been more anticipated in my generation than the vaccination for COVID19. For nearly a year life in the US has been...
Dave Hickman II
Feb 26, 20215 min read
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Dad
If he were still alive my father would have turned 64 years old today. We had a complicated relationship filled with fundamental...
Dave Hickman II
Feb 25, 20214 min read
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Nelu
One 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...
Dave Hickman II
Feb 23, 20213 min read
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Repetitive Dreams
I 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...
Dave Hickman II
Feb 22, 20214 min read
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Math Shenanigans
My Junior year of High School they offered a Statistic and Probability class for the first time. Anyone who had an 80% or higher in...
Dave Hickman II
Feb 21, 20212 min read
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Sticky and Sweet
Today 5/6ths of my family participated in a fun activity at the Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop-Farm. With the help of volunteer lead...
Dave Hickman II
Feb 21, 20213 min read
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You’re Hired
In 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...
Dave Hickman II
Feb 19, 20213 min read
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