Dave Hickman IIAug 18, 20211 minWTFThe world is a crazy place and my travels around the US and abroad have yielded some interesting experiences. Often these happen so fast...
Dave Hickman IIAug 17, 20212 minThe 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...
Dave Hickman IIAug 17, 20213 minCensusThe US Census is one of the oldest agencies responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. Every 10 years they...
Dave Hickman IIAug 16, 20213 minThe Mighty MOI've driven over the Missouri river many many times, after all I live in the Northland and work south of it. Despite that proximity...
Dave Hickman IIAug 15, 20211 minWorlds LargestAs a child I became fascinated with the Guinness World Records book. There were several copies in the school library at Tri-City...
Dave Hickman IIAug 14, 20212 minIce Cream Cake DecoratingCompared 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...
Dave Hickman IIAug 12, 20211 minMini GolfMy family absolutely loves mini golf. "Big deal", you may say, most folks do but can most families say they've played miniature golf in...
Dave Hickman IIAug 11, 20211 minEnd of Shift SurprisesDave worked briefly at Dairy Queen before deciding that fast food was not the place for him. He made the upgrade (in pay anyway) to...
Dave Hickman IIAug 10, 20212 minPhaedraYou 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...
Dave Hickman IIAug 9, 20211 minInsomniaAs 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....
Dave Hickman IIAug 9, 20211 minBack-To-School BlessingsThis evening Ana and I donated a couple of hours to handing out backpacks to needy families in our neighborhood. Organized through A...
Dave Hickman IIAug 8, 20212 minBatteriesAnother of the many rituals that comes with running a houseless outreach group is the sorting of donations. One of the less frequent but...
Dave Hickman IIAug 7, 20212 minCrinkle Cut Fries Are The WorstFew veggies are as versatile and tasty as potatoes however there is one clear exception to this, the crinkle cut fry. No bigger waste of...
Dave Hickman IIAug 5, 20213 minTake Your Pet to Work DayIn 2008 I was working as a production assistant at KCTV5, a local CBS affiliate. My jobs involved running the teleprompter, working the...
Dave Hickman IIAug 5, 20212 minThe OfficeWe 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...
Dave Hickman IIAug 4, 20212 minSnag the TagA 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...
Dave Hickman IIAug 3, 20211 minI'm on a BoatIn 2014 Groundspeak released a new round of souvenirs for anyone who attended an event in the month of August. A...
Dave Hickman IIAug 2, 20211 minThe ShivaFantasy football is an interactive competition in which users compete against each other as general managers of virtual teams built from...
Dave Hickman IIAug 1, 20212 minFatal ShootingIn 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...
Dave Hickman IIJul 30, 20211 minWhat'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...