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The world is a crazy place and my travels around the US and abroad have yielded some interesting experiences. Often these happen so fast...
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Dave Hickman II
- Aug 17, 2021
- 2 min
The Family "Curse"
I have always been fascinated with genealogy although I go long stretches of time without updates. It's like a great big puzzle with...
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Dave Hickman II
- Aug 16, 2021
- 3 min
Census
The US Census is one of the oldest agencies responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. Every 10 years they...
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Dave Hickman II
- Aug 15, 2021
- 3 min
The Mighty MO
I've driven over the Missouri river many many times, after all I live in the Northland and work south of it. Despite that proximity...
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Dave Hickman II
- Aug 14, 2021
- 1 min
Worlds Largest
As a child I became fascinated with the Guinness World Records book. There were several copies in the school library at Tri-City...
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Dave Hickman II
- Aug 13, 2021
- 2 min
Ice Cream Cake Decorating
Compared to some I haven't had that many jobs but you don't make it a quarter century in the work force without some odd jobs. When I...
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Dave Hickman II
- Aug 12, 2021
- 1 min
Mini Golf
My family absolutely loves mini golf. "Big deal", you may say, most folks do but can most families say they've played miniature golf in...
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Dave Hickman II
- Aug 11, 2021
- 1 min
End of Shift Surprises
Dave worked briefly at Dairy Queen before deciding that fast food was not the place for him. He made the upgrade (in pay anyway) to...
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Dave Hickman II
- Aug 10, 2021
- 2 min
Phaedra
You know those people who light up the room? Their positive cheery attitude just brings you up no matter what funk you may be in and...
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Dave Hickman II
- Aug 9, 2021
- 1 min
Insomnia
As a child I would find it difficult to sleep sometimes. This was likely a result of the nervous energy kids have and an early bedtime....
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Dave Hickman II
- Aug 8, 2021
- 1 min
Back-To-School Blessings
This evening Ana and I donated a couple of hours to handing out backpacks to needy families in our neighborhood. Organized through A...
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Dave Hickman II
- Aug 7, 2021
- 2 min
Batteries
Another of the many rituals that comes with running a houseless outreach group is the sorting of donations. One of the less frequent but...
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Dave Hickman II
- Aug 6, 2021
- 2 min
Crinkle Cut Fries Are The Worst
Few veggies are as versatile and tasty as potatoes however there is one clear exception to this, the crinkle cut fry. No bigger waste of...
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Dave Hickman II
- Aug 5, 2021
- 3 min
Take Your Pet to Work Day
In 2008 I was working as a production assistant at KCTV5, a local CBS affiliate. My jobs involved running the teleprompter, working the...
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Dave Hickman II
- Aug 4, 2021
- 2 min
The Office
We all have a favorite show that we know by heart and can quote at the drop of a hat. For me that is The Office. I first heard about it...
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Dave Hickman II
- Aug 3, 2021
- 2 min
Snag the Tag
A few years back I saw a post about a new company that was releasing trackables into the wild on their own and not inside geocaches and...
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Dave Hickman II
- Aug 2, 2021
- 1 min
I'm on a Boat
In 2014 Groundspeak released a new round of souvenirs for anyone who attended an event in the month of August. A...
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Dave Hickman II
- Aug 1, 2021
- 1 min
The Shiva
Fantasy football is an interactive competition in which users compete against each other as general managers of virtual teams built from...
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Dave Hickman II
- Jul 31, 2021
- 2 min
Fatal Shooting
In the early 2000s I spent a lot of time digging into my families history and pieces together my geology. Among the early hits were the...
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Dave Hickman II
- Jul 30, 2021
- 1 min
What's in a Name?
Having the first name of Dave (not David by the way) comes with some baggage. People hear the name and immediately one of two things coms...
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