National Superhero Day
National Superhero Day In case you were not aware of it, Thursday was National Superhero Day. Since my Superhero themed fundraiser “The Crusade Against Cancer” is only a month away, I chose this as my story for this week. Since it was the theme for our Toastmasters meeting on Thursday night, I decided to do […]
Happy Birthday to Me 2022
Happy Birthday to Me 2022 Yesterday I celebrated my 66th birthday. It is hard for me to believe I am that old, especially when I don’t feel like I am 66 years old physically and definitely not mentally. So, for your enjoyment, (Okay, my enjoyment) I will share some of my favorite Dad jokes. When […]
Hometown Hero
Hometown Hero Let me start by wishing all of you a very Happy Easter! I hope you are able to spend some time making great memories with your families. On the positive side, I am getting to the point where I can hide my own Easter Eggs. A few weeks ago, I received a call […]
Graduation Season
Graduation Season This week I was able to be part of a very special graduation ceremony. Kristi’s youngest son Carter and his wife Robin both received their Bachelor’s Degree from BYU Idaho. They both have put in a lot of hard work and thousands of hours studying to achieve this incredible goal and we are […]
April Fool’s Day 2022
April Fool’s Day 2022 I was originally going to write about April Fool’s Day, but I changed my mind for a couple of reasons. The first one is Kristi played a great April Fool’s prank on me, and I can’t have her feeling any more superior to me than she already does. The second reason […]
Toastmasters Night
Toastmasters Night To begin this story, I will start by letting anyone know that one of my main goals is to be a motivational speaker. I especially would like to deliver speeches to middle and high school students. I feel I have a good message to deliver, but also realize I need some guidance and […]
A Global Tragedy
A Global Tragedy For this week’s story, I would like to address the horrible war that is going on in Ukraine. It is a horrifying example of wickedness and evil. It terrifies me to think a vile and wicked man is able to start this atrocity and have the majority of a nation condone it. […]
New Job Description
New Job Description I am enjoying my job as a dealer development consultant. It has given me an opportunity to meet with a lot of equipment dealers and work with them on solving some of the issues they are dealing with. It has also allowed me the opportunity to make some great contacts that can […]
The Utah Jazz Game
The Utah Jazz Game If you read last week’s story, you will remember me telling you that for Valentine’s Day, Kristi got us tickets to go to the Utah Jazz vs. Dallas Maverick’s game. If you did not read last week’s story, you had better have a darn good reason why not! When Kristi told […]
Happy Valentine’s Day 2022 Part Two
Happy Valentine’s Day 2022 Part Two Since Kristi is so much nicer and more generous than me, this week’s story will be about her main Valentine’s Day present to me. I needed to say “Main” because she always does so much for me on the holidays. This Valentine’s Day was no exception. Kristi did a […]