2012 – More than just 15 minutes to Remember

I was watching a movie with my daughter the other day and the father/husband character on the show had a line that went something like this: Husband/Father: “There are 529,600 minutes in a… Read More →

Story 18 – 15,000 Days

For some strange reason, guessing now that it was just out of curiosity, I decided a few years ago to figure out how many days had passed since my birth. A quick Internet… Read More →

Story 17 … and the next governor of Kansas is …

In 1994, I had the chance to work on the campaign of Kansas gubernatorial candidate Bill Graves.  My job on election night was two-fold: first, I was to help setup what we were… Read More →

Story 16 – A Life Changing Moment

Listen to the Podcast Life is filled with life changing moments.  Some are obvious, like an addition to a family or a change in a career.  Others, are maybe not as obvious, but… Read More →

Story 15 – A Promise Kept

Listen to the Podcast Some of you have heard this story before, I know.  But, as a fellow blogger friend of mine would say, “it bears repeating.” Every year on Earth Day, and… Read More →

Story 14 – Discovery

Listen to the Podcast In my list of Forty Stories I Love to Tell, there are two different types of stories.  Those I am definitely, without a doubt going to tell and those… Read More →

Story 13 – Baseball

Listen to the Podcast There is something about the sport of baseball that, for me anyway, creates a direct connection to those who played the game for more than a century. Perhaps it’s because the… Read More →

Story 12 – The Rubik’s Cube

Listen to the podcast As a child of the 1980′s, I spent many hours trying to solve the Rubik’s cube.  I confess, that I once even pealed the stickers off, took it to… Read More →

Story 11 – My first Marathon

Listen to the Podcast One of those goals I had set for myself after graduating from college was running a marathon by my thirtieth birthday.  As I like to say, “I lucked out… Read More →

This User is Unplugged

I’m unplugging for twenty-four hours.  Actually, more like twenty-seven hours since I’m starting a few hours early.   From now until sunset on Saturday night, I’m participating in “National Day of Unplugging.”  Completely.… Read More →