I don’t want to end the day on a down note, and while I was writing Wanted Hero my wife called. Just hearing her voice still puts butterflies in my stomach and a smile on my face. I hung up with a sigh and started thinking how absolutely lucky I happen to be. Well, blessed–I don’t believe in luck. It got me feeling...
read moreI learned that people go literally crazy when someone they know dies. I have always avoided funerals. My close friend died when we were teenagers–he flipped his dad’s boat and truck near our favorite lake, rolling the truck and throwing him from the cab. I refused to go to his funeral. My parents didn’t make me go,...
read moreOn April 25th, 2004, I received a phone call from my father at 4:14 am (time is a bit fuzzy), waking me from sleep. It was a choking, sobbing voice, and I clicked on the light to look at the caller ID on the nightstand. The first words I heard were: “Mom’s dead.” I remember my heart breaking and becoming angry at...
read moreI have a great friend named Barry Eisler. If you don’t know Barry, or heard of his fantastic John Rain novels, I suggest you check them out and give yourself an action-packed treat. However, there are many facets to Barry, and his talents are not few in number. In surfing today, pondering about teaching and how in the classes...
read moreJust got the call from Kathi as she left the Hospital from her check up with the new Doctor. We had to find a new Doctor with moving so far away after losing the house. Not long ago (about 6 weeks) Kathi had emergency surgery and was rushed to the new Riverton Hospital (IHC) here in the Utah Valley and I have to say it was the most...
read moreSkimming around the internet, I was looking for something to read–something to inspire me at the end of the day in the blogging world. I found one in I’d Rather Be Blogging. This is not only a funny and exceptional blog, the layout of the theme is second to none for the home feel. I highly recommend you visit the site...
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