Basketball has salvaged my health
As fun as it is to play basketball, it is very physically challenging – and so I treat it as a full-fledged workout, as I should at my age. I make sure to handle the obvious; I stretch before playing,...
View ArticleIt’s true: I want to be a storm chaser
Sometimes when a headline is written, it can provide too much of a summary of the subsequent content. In this case, that is no problem. It’s true. My first weather-related memories revolve around...
View ArticleProper perspective can be so elusive
I really struggle with perspective on a daily basis. It is not so much a result of perpetual deep thinking or a consistent metaphysical point of view on everything. Well, sometimes that is the case,...
View ArticleFlorida family fun makes hassle worthwhile
It has been a full month since my family took a weekend vacation in Daytona Beach. I was reflecting upon this earlier today after being asked about it. It was a good trip, but the key to our enjoyment...
View ArticleThoughts from night time
I have always existed in a state of infatuation concerning night time. I do not like mornings; I love nights. This trait has become kind of a heavy burden to carry as I move forward in life as a father...
View ArticleUnsettling glimpse into world of sales
If you adopt a certain point of view, it can accurately be said that we all have to sell ourselves to a degree. Even those of us who find any kind of self-promotion awkward and unnatural have to...
View ArticleBlues City Deli: Oasis for good times
If anyone has noticed the increasing prevalence of Blues City Deli stickers on vehicles around the St. Louis area, it can be easily explained: the place is wonderful. While I think of BCD as a warm,...
View ArticleConfessions of a weather freak
As I enjoy the final couple of legitimately cold days, most likely, for the St. Louis winter of 2012, I feel vast disappointment. One of my favorite characteristics of the U.S. Midwest is truly having...
View ArticleA glimpse into a far-fetched dream
One of the quirky results of having a twin-television setup in my Man Cave is random parallels between the two screens. The frequent synchronicity is quite often startling, and also humorous or just...
View ArticleMy stash of unused social media posts
I recently took about a six-week hiatus from posting anything to my Facebook page, primarily because I was going through some personal difficulties which I am still dealing with to a mildly lesser...
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