by Rick | Jul 4, 2013 | Blog
A year ago, yesterday, I was parked along the interstate in Kansas City ready to dial 9-1-1 because it felt like someone took a chainsaw to my sternum and yanked out my still-beating heart. I had just received a haphazardly written email with typos from three out of...
by Rick | Jul 2, 2013 | Blog
A mother noticed her children were huddled around something in the yard. Curiously, she moved towards the children to discover their giggling fascination with whatever object they encircled. Parting the children, she gasped in horror as she saw several baby skunks....
by Rick | Jun 28, 2013 | Blog
Twitter has saved me a lot of money. Once I started using Twitter, I canceled all newspaper and magazine subscriptions. While I am a bit old fashioned and still prefer reading from a piece of paper versus a monitor or screen, I value efficiency more than tradition. I...
by Rick | Jun 25, 2013 | Blog
I purchased my first transistor radio at the Gibson’s Store by returning empty pop bottles to the grocery store at a nickel apiece. $19.95 was an outrageous amount of money in 1974 for a 14-year-old Kansas country kid, but it came with an earphone (now known as...
by Rick | Jun 21, 2013 | Blog
When my wife and I first walked down to the beach, I was disappointed the breeze was so strong. I wanted to snorkel, but I prefer to snorkel in placid Caribbean waters. However, the aqua water intermittently splashed with ultramarine blues was outlined by a white...
