by Rick | Oct 4, 2013 | Blog
The spoonful of fleas the scientist dumped in the glass jar reminded me of my house when the kids were young. All sorts of creatures bounced off couches, climbed up the walls, and spilled Koolaid on the new carpet. If I had the same kind of vertical leap that a flea...
by Rick | Oct 1, 2013 | Blog
Almost five years ago, alien life forms started invading my personal space. They staged their arrivals in such a manner that just about the time I was done rearranging me emotional furniture for the first one, the next one dropped down from space with a plop. These...
by Rick | Sep 27, 2013 | Blog, Huggable Heroes
I was scanning through my list of huggable heroes I want to write about and it occurred to me that the most inspirational person I know wasn’t on the list; Christine McNary, my wife. She sees things in me I’ve never seen but have always wanted to be true. She knows...
by Rick | Sep 24, 2013 | Blog
What would you do if you were God for a day? I was recently asked that question and, of course, my immediate answer was that I’d make sure every tummy in the world had plenty of food to eat today. Then out of nowhere, I spurted, “I’d hire a new marketing firm. God...
by Rick | Sep 20, 2013 | Blog, Huggable Heroes
To get cell phone reception in my Smalltown, USA, I have to hang out the window with my right ear pointed north, my left foot pointed south, and my head tilted in alignment with the axis of the earth. So imagine my surprise when I had five full bars on my phone in the...
