by Rick | Nov 4, 2012 | Blog
The first time I went to a Kansas State University football game, they practically paid me to go. They were desperate for fans and had more give-away promotions than a used car dealer. K-State was playing Kansas University and neither had won a game. The crowd was so...
by Rick | Nov 2, 2012 | Blog
I live in Smalltown, USA. If I threw a baseball south of my yard, it would land just outside the city limits onto lovely dark, black, Kansas dirt that is now covered with pig poo. Each fall, Farmer Right hauls truckloads of pig poo and spreads them unceremoniously on...
by Rick | Nov 1, 2012 | Blog
The Nicaraguan sun littered abstract morning shapes on the dirt floor of the shack. Maria shuffled to the corner and put her dirty little dress on backwards. Her tummy hurt. The Big Animal with lots of teeth had her tummy in its mouth and was slowly biting. She...
by Rick | Oct 12, 2012 | Blog, People Who Inspire Me
My wife is not only my best friend, but she is my biggest cheerleader. And she’s so beautiful a friend calls me occasionally because he’s convinced she lost her vision before we married. He keeps waiting for her to get it back. Hardy, har, har, har. She is funny,...
by Rick | Oct 10, 2012 | Blog, People Who Inspire Me
In 2010, I was at Auburn University visiting with Dr. June Henton, founder of Universities Fighting World Hunger, and Dr. Harriet Giles. I was there to explore the idea of hosting a conference in Kansas around the theme of hunger. Because of facilitation training I...
