When I was a young man I had a love for nature, science and exploration. I had a subscription to National Geographic, Zoobooks and...

My daughter LOVES to use the self-checkout and eagerly grabs the handheld scanner because as she says, “it’s way more efficient AND its...

Facebook memories has been very helpful by providing me writing prompts and today was no exception. The post that caught my attention...

Today I was reading about the Titan arum flower more commonly known as the "Corpse Flower". I was already familiar with these fascinating...

In the fall of 2017 I left home well before dawn and drove up to meet my buddies kcsmiths (Mike) and DrPowercat (Tom) for some geocaching...

One lazy day a couple of years ago Bridget came to her mom and I with an idea. She noted that we had clamshell grills (aka pie irons) in...

In 2013 as my board game addiction began to take off I started a small private FB group for my gaming friends and I called KC Board Game...

When I was 9 years old my life changed forever. My parents had been arguing a lot which was apparent to even my sister and I. She was 7...

In 2014 a local TV channel reached out to Groundspeak, the parent company of geocaching.com and asked to talk to someone about the global...

I do not play a lot of video games but there are always a couple of games on my phone to pass the time when the need arises. When I got...

Spring Break 2021 was a blast! We decided to fly out to LA and even surprised the kids saving the details on our destination up until the...

WARNING: This post is more of a mature nature than my typical writing and could be emotionally disturbing to some. It addresses mental...

Unquestionably an important religious holiday in the Western world, Easter is one of the two days “casual Christians” go to church. In...

A very little known fact outside of my immediate family but I actually have 5 kids. My 3rd son is rather standoffish and rarely...

I think every family has a secret langue of sorts. The shared experiences that come from spending so much time together produces common...

Comic book movies are all the rage right now (well Marvel at least) but I’ve been a fan since childhood. The first comic book I ever got...

When I was young my mom used to haul me to garage sales pretty consistently. One such day I encountered a large stack of National...

After school one day my Freshman year of High School I encountered a couple of friends playing a game in the hallway outside the art...

We used to play this game where two people would shout out random words and we type them into the YouTube search box and watch the video...

We are well traveled as far as families go and have visited all but a handful of US states. With a family of 6 and being an avid...