Some things are inevitable, I guess.

Isn’t it amazing how things can just hit you sometimes? This story happened to me a few years back. I was running some errands on lunch and suddenly realized I needed a restroom very badly. I was in a section of town with lots of houses, but very few stores. I stopped at a Pizza Hut, but it was apparently closed.

As I came to each stop sign, my stops became shorter Read more »

A while back I was wandering aimlessly around Sam’s Club when I came across an item from my childhood. Sitting on the floor, sleek and stylish, was a brand new Big Wheel. For those of you who did not experience the Big Wheel, it is a bicycle-type device with a big wheel in front and two small wheels in the back. The seat is low to the ground and two pedals attached to the big wheel power the device. I enjoyed many a day spent on the Big Wheel. I stood there thinking how my son needed one of these wonderful devices of childhood.

As I was looking at it, I began to wonder why they even bothered putting the pedals on it. Read more »

Have you ever known one of those people who just didn't know when to give up? Well, I'm one of those people. For the past two years I have participated in NanoWrimo- the National Novel Writing Month. For those of you not familiar with it, give it a look at www.nanowrimo.org.

The goal of NanoWrimo is for writers to draft out a complete 50,000 word novel within the month. Winning is defined by reaching that word count. Quality does not count for anything so nothing should hold the would-be author back from trying. Read more »

For some reason Monty Python has been on my mind today. I've uttered phrases such as "This bird's dead!" and "I'd like to buy an argument" both in one day. It is not unusual for me to get into a Monty Python mood, but it did seem odd today since the weeks have been so busy lately.

However, one Monty Python phrase seems incredibly in tune with how I feel lately: "I'm not dead yet!" Read more »

Kids have put up posters in their rooms for decades - if not longer. Postering your bedroom wall is a vital part of the adolescent years. But posters are expensive. Youngsters looking to plaster their wall with a shot of the LA Lakers or LeBron James will have to shell out between $8 and $15 for the honor. But it wasn't always this way.

Granted, there have always been expensive posters available. I remember paying $5 or maybe even $8 for some posters, but those were the hard to find posters which would be comparable to the Michael Jordan "Wings" poster that sells today for $25. So what is the difference? Cereal Boxes. Read more »