Dave Hickman IIJan 153 minPlaylist Memories Part 5One of the amazing thing about parenthood is seeing how kids personalities develop. I am the proud gather of 4 and each of my children h...
Dave Hickman IIJan 152 minPlaylist Memories Part 4"Weird Al" Yankovic has been around forever but I never really listened to him. As mentioned before I grew up in a conservative househ...
Dave Hickman IIJan 144 minPlacing Geocaches on Private PropertyI would like to consider myself an experienced (avid) geocacher. With thousands of finds spread all across America and even some internat...
Dave Hickman IIJan 134 minConstrux and Capsela the OTHER building sets from the 80sConstrux and Capsela the OTHER building sets from the 80s Lego has been the leader in toy construction for generations but many other in...
Dave Hickman IIJan 114 min1,000 Origami Cranes - A story of destruction and hopeOrigami is the art of paper-folding. Its name derives from the Japanese words ori (“folding”) and kami/gami (“paper”). Traditional origam...
Dave Hickman IIJan 113 minKelly’s Heroes“War is hell.” William Tecumseh Sherman said and as a general in the US Civil War I suppose he would know. The volume of wars that dot ou...
Dave Hickman IIJan 93 minPlaylist Memories Part 3Do you remember where you were the first time you saw a music video? The heyday of MTV and the onset of cable where the mediums of music...
Dave Hickman IIJan 82 minPlaylist Memories Part 2When listening to songs from my youth I feel transported to a (hopefully) happier time. In many cases I can tell you exactly where I was...
Dave Hickman IIJan 82 minPlaylist Memories Part 1Music is interesting in that we connect it to memories, emotions and people. I have lots of playlists, but one named "Dad's Music" is my ...
Dave Hickman IIJan 64 minBricklayer "Indian Jim"Kansas City is saturated with history and uncovering its many stories from the past is among my favorite things to do. Residents often p...
Dave Hickman IIJan 62 minYou have been recruited by the Star League to defend the Frontier against Xur and the Ko-dan Armada.The wife convinced me to watch the next installment in our Star Wars saga (The Force Awakens) so I am cutting it close tonight and this w...
Dave Hickman IIJan 56 minLand Ho!“Buy land, they're not making it anymore.” ― Mark Twain When I was a teenager my father purchased some land south of town with the intent...
Dave Hickman IIJan 38 minMail DayWhen I was a kid one of the coolest things that could happen was getting something in the mail. As a kid you did not have to worry about ...
Dave Hickman IIJan 38 minFree Hot SoupWrite about what you know they say. I woke up this morning intending to write about Star Wars but I was overwhelmed with what to say on ...
Dave Hickman IIJan 12 minHappy New Year!I've had this life long fascination with resolutions. They've become a bit of a joke in pop culture. An excuse for gyms to sell year lo...