The other day my wife   and I were cruising down Shawnee Mission Parkway, a pretty busy strip in the KC metro area. A van was in a hurry and...

It all started with Doug. Doug was a fun guy who I had been close friends with off and on since grade school. Over the course of time, famil...

Honestly, my wife should be granted an Honorary Raccoon merit badge. As a child, she and her family rescued a raccoon that was stuck inside ...

I'm not talking about that crappy arena rock song from Lynyrd Skynyrd (You old-timers remember them? From back in the  70's when all...

I swan (and you all KNOW how much I hate swanning), once you hit a certain age, it all goes careening quickly downhill from there. Take my l...

In our household, the breakdown of duties have been divided up. Having drawn the short straw, I got toilet cleaning detail. Now admittedly,...

The politeness of our friends across the sea, the British people, never ceases to amaze me. It even extends into popular culture. The other ...