My 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...

In 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...

It'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...

On this day in 1980 at Truman Medical Center yours truly made his debut to the world. While I was technically there, I understandably...

I 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...

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...

Dogs, Man’s Best Friend. I have been blessed with many loyal furry friends over the years and have many cherished memories with my pets....

When 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...

Like 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...

In 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...

Our household is filled with gamers. Many of us are tabletop gamers such as card, board and miniature based games but there is a good...

Tonight I watched the Kansas City Chiefs fall to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV. They seriously hyped the event saying Tom...

Occasionally a song comes along that instantly reminds you of someone. It's almost as if the song was made specifically about that...

We 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...

My father owned a coffee service and vending company which lead him to having connections all over town with businesses of all shapes and...

I learned a new term today and while the phrase “Virtue Signaling” is new to me the concept behind it certainly isn’t. Being heavily...

As a child I saw the most enchanting movie with my grandmother. We visited the theater at Bannister Mall to watch Bastian, Atreyu and...

In 2008 while at a wedding in Romania I met the woman who would eventually become my wife. She was beautiful, sweet and kind (and still...

As a child there was no greater joy on a Saturday then getting up early, filling a bowl with sugary cereal and milk then sitting down...

In 2006 while working with KCTV5, a local CBS affiliate, I was approached about joining the company team for the Polar Bear Plunge. I...