by Rick | Feb 1, 2016 | Blog, Travel
I love history so before I travel to a destination, I read history books, pour over maps, watch documentaries and look at hundreds of photographs. I do that because history is about stories and stories give meaning. My favorite historical novelist is James Michener...
by Rick | Jan 30, 2016 | Blog, Travel
An adventure is something you sit at home in your easy chair wishing you were having, but when you’re having it, you wish you were sitting at home in your easy chair. My curiosity about the world began as a child watching slide presentations from missionaries visiting...
by Rick | Dec 25, 2015 | Blog, The Cows of Hobson's Pond
Little country boys enjoy the glorious freedom of taking a leak in the great outdoors anywhere and at anytime. He will not be inconvenienced during his escapades running home to Momma and the bathroom. Whizzin’ outside is a little boy’s divine right, his manifest...
by Rick | Nov 22, 2015 | Blog, Inspirational
I traveled to the world’s largest refugee camp in Dedaab, Kenya, with Ambassador Tony Hall, a legendary leader in the fight against hunger and now director of the Alliance to End Hunger. Dedaab is 50 miles from the Somalia border and home to three-quaters of a...
by Rick | Oct 1, 2015 | Blog
I don’t need to take a Dale Carnegie Course in How to Win Friends and Influence People. Instead, I can watch our little dog win over the affections of a feral cat and believe it will work on people. A year ago, I agreed to get another Shih Tzu on one condition:...
