“Understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few you should hold on to. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and...

In 2001 a scant 5 days after the birth of my oldest son I started work at Worldspan. A subsidiary company of TWA, Northwest Airlines and...

My youngest daughter has always had a penchant for discovery and building. She loves to learn through doing and finds building things a...

There are a handful of historical reenactment sites around Kansas City and as a fanatic about local history I have always enjoyed...

Death is a natural part of life. I’ve encountered it many times and long ago decided not to be afraid of it. A few related moments have...

In keeping with our new family initiative to find inclusive activities on Sundays we ventured out to the nearby tennis courts after FHS...

Three weeks later I got my second Covid shot at the Okun Fieldhouse and within another 2 weeks I should be at full immunity. There were...

Spring break 2017 the kids and I took a couple of day trips from Kansas City. Among them was a 3.5 hour drive to Hutchison, KS that took...

Following my split from the mother of my 3 older kids I found myself doing a lot of soul searching. My kids were always important to me...

We watched a lot of movies as a kid and a great deal of holiday rituals were wrapped around some of them. Tradition/my Dad dictated that...

When I was 9 years old my father gave me a NES and like most kids my age I flipped out and played it every opportunity I had. Prior to...

The experiences we have growing up and the exposure we have to history, culture and people heavily shape what is significant to us. For...

I am both a geocacher and a self proclaimed nerd. Membership in either group comes with irrational proclivities to like the number π. ...

I’ve always had a lot of respect for engineers and have been actively trying to convince one my kids to consider the profession. A...

I grew up in a small suburb before moving out to a large plot of land as a teenager. My parents spent a lot of time working on the...

One faithful day in June of 2000 Steve Brown read an article about "GPS Stash Hunting" on an old USENET newsgroup website. Fascinated by...

My wife is a fantastic cook and has shared many tasty meals with us from her home country of Romania. Although not unique to her country...

In 2007 I split from my then wife and consequently was a single father of 3 young children (ages 6, 3 and 1 at the time). My kids were...

Four years ago today I lost one of my closest friends. I think of her often and miss her deeply. Deana Van Hoy, you may be gone but you...

I don't have as much experience with Dungeons and Dragons as I'd like. My parents were pretty conservative and skeptical of the whole...