I started at my first "real" job in 2001 just a few days after my oldest was born. I had been working at fast food restaurants, the...

An obvious side effect of a vending business is that you are paid in coins. The hundreds of pop and vending machines my father managed...

I am a firm believer in being involved in my kids school. Showing them you are engaged and supporting the teachers and administrators...

Four years ago I went to an event for BeTheMatch.org to support my friend DrPowercat (Tom). There they did a DNA swab to add me to their...

Phaedra joined Girl Scouts in 3rd grade at age 8 making her a second year brownie. Since then her sister has joined the ranks and we as a...

Part of the service our family business provided was cleaning the equipment when we visited a customer be that a coffee machine, vending...

May the 4th be with you all! As a fan of all things Star Wars I always have a little extra pep in my step on this day each year....

John Jordan O'Neil Jr better known as "Buck" O'Neil was an African-American baseball player during segregation and was a prominent player...

A close friend of mine sadly lost her father two years ago today. We were honored by being invited to attend the funeral and while much...

As mentioned before my father was the owner/operator of a small coffee and vending business called Quality Coffee Inc. In his youth he...

As a kid many of my friends collected sports cards. I enjoyed watching some football but was more interested in playing than watching and...

Among my first ever CDs was the Sophomore release "Bringing Down the Horse" by The Wallflowers. Lead by front man Jakob Dylan (son of...

Planet Comicon KC is the one of the largest pop culture and comic book convention in the US, certainly the biggest in the area. The...

In 1921, while still employed at the Kansas City Film Ad Company (formerly the Kansas City Slide Company), Walt Disney decided to create...

Being an active lead with Free Hot Soup means spending a lot of time picking up donations, sorting and storing them and then getting them...

The first time I went to Romania I enjoyed a dinner with my coworkers at the Benihana in our hotel. Janeen was the only one among us who...

The feel of an orange foam projectile hitting you is all too familiar for my family. Ever since the kids were little we've grown our...

I've worked at the same company for fifteen years now and for most of those I have been a coordinator for the company's Take Your Child...

Geocachers are passionate about a lot of things. Among them are adventure, figuring out complex puzzles, travel, community and cleaning...

Sometimes being an example for your kids comes from showing them what not to do. While I acknowledge that being a parent is difficult...