My Own Kind of Hat

My Own Kind of Hat

I’m writing this on an early Sunday morning on a plane heading over to Albuquerque, NM.   I’ll be speaking at the state HR conference there this week. This was the other drawing I did while waiting out the storm in Houston on Sunday.   You might be familiar with...
There’s More Than Enough for All of Us

There’s More Than Enough for All of Us

For some reason, this year I’ve rediscovered a passion for Jujyfruit.  Maybe it’s those fond memories of sneaking a box into movie theaters as a kid.  Maybe it’s how they make you drool like a dog when you get a mouthful in.  It’s my new guilty pleasure. Except that...
The Live Experience

The Live Experience

Don’t you hate it when one of your favorite songs on your Spotify playlist is magically replaced by a live version of it? I like live albums.  There also some songs that only work in their live version.  Think Peter Frampton’s Do You Feel Like We Do. What doesn’t work...
The Armadillos Strike Back

The Armadillos Strike Back

We began experiencing the Great Armadillo Invasion on our property in 2018.  Before then, I’d seen a few squashed on the back roads leading to our property. But then we noticed trenches dug into our grass each morning.  Armadillos feed at night, burrowing through the...
Lead with Your Best Shot

Lead with Your Best Shot

I don’t know why I thought it was a good idea to make fun of Shawn Davolt. It was the summer of 1976, between sixth and seventh grade and my best friend at the time, Brian Griset decided to antagonize a big eight grader, Shawn Davolt.  Davolt was big, quiet, and a...
You Just Might Have a Good Time

You Just Might Have a Good Time

In February 1992, I was “voluntold” to do a presentation at a local elementary school for Children’s Dental Health Month. At the time, I was on active duty, stationed at Naval Hospital Long Beach.  I was on the comeback trail, trying to improve my Navy career since,...