A Three-Hour Tour

A Three-Hour Tour

A Three-Hour Tour “Unexpected things happen in life more often than you expect.” Plautus Several years ago, my wife and I went on a business trip down to Newport Beach for a few days with our friends Matt and Jeri, Randy and Suzanne. We stayed at a beautiful hotel...
An Alligator in Kansas

An Alligator in Kansas

An Alligator in Kansas “I think there’s a part in each one of us that wants the impossible to happen, and that’s what surprises are.” Gina Carano When my dad was a kid, growing up in Lawrence, Kansas, he and his friends were really into animals, wild and otherwise....
Life Changing Words

Life Changing Words

Life Changing Words “If we could see ourselves as others do, the first thing we would need would be an introduction.” Mark Twain When I was a kid, Monty’s Steakhouse was the place to go when we were celebrating or when someone came in from out of...
A Favor for a Friend

A Favor for a Friend

A Favor for a Friend “If there be any truer measure of a man than by what he does, it must be by what he gives.” Robert South One of our neighbors when I was a kid was Henry Silva, who appeared along with the Rat Packers, Frank, Dean, Sammy, Peter, and...
Three Magic Words

Three Magic Words

Three Magic Words “Anything worth doing is worth doing badly.” G.K. Chesterton When I started to get some traction in selling life insurance in my first few years, newer agents would come into my office sometimes to lament. It was too hard, they...
Prank Calls

Prank Calls

Prank Calls “Turnabout is fair play.” Irish Proverb Way before caller ID, a kid could while away the hours with relative impunity making prank calls from his parents’ home landline. Now, I know few of my readers ever did such things, but my friends...