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Trump Card

By On September 9, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Reprinted from my Rambling Moron column that appears weekly in the Platte County Landmark.

Donald Trump should be the next President of the United States.

There. I’m on the record. Absolutely. Let’s elect him to Congress and the Supreme Court, too while we are at it. I guess, technically, you’re not allowed […]

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Feels Like the First Time

By On September 1, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Reprinted from my weekly column at the Platte County Landmark

As a writer, you are taught to look for new ways to say the same thing. You want to find colorful adjectives, similes and metaphors to paint word pictures for your readers. Today, readers, I’m going to explain what a terrible process […]

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Try To Remember

By On September 24, 2014 · Leave a Comment

It was 1985. I was 13 years old. It was autumn.  Since my earliest memories, I was a Royals fan. I mean, why wouldn’t you have been? Brett. White. Saberhagen. Otis. Patek. Mayberry. These were my guys. They filled the images of my youth. Willie Wilson signed a glove for me when I […]

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Social Media Saves The World

By On August 29, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Reprinted from the 8/27/14 edition of The Platte County Landmark.

There’s still a lot of confusion about “social media.” When you hear it brought up in traditional media or among those who are not active on social media, it’s frequently referred to in a negative tone. “Those people on social media,” is the […]

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Hands Off

By On August 1, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Reprinted from The Platte County Landmark 7/30/14 edition.

Humans are born to do one thing–learn. We learn how to nurse, then we learn how to walk, then we learn to go peepee in the potty, then we learn to read and from there, the sky is the limit.

I am always […]

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Too Close To Home

By On July 18, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Reprinted from the 7/16/14 edition of The Platte County Landmark

I never thought it would happen to my kid. That’s what I keep telling myself. We speak in hushed whispers at the supermarket about these types of things happening to “bad” kids or “bad parents.” I just never thought I would be one […]

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The Family Secret

By On June 6, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Reprinted from the June 6, 2014 edition of The Platte County Landmark

Every family has a secret. For some it could be a stress in a marriage. For others, it could be potential financial windfalls or maybe they are secretly broke. One thing is certain, though…every family has a secret. Eventually, they […]

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Outsmarted

By On May 30, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Reprinted from the 5/28/14 edition of The Platte County Landmark

I guess it’s a rite of passage for all fathers with their sons –the day the son finally bests the elder in some way. I just never thought it would come so early.

So let’s back up here and let me […]

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Your Mama…

By On March 15, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Originally appeared in Platte County Landmark

We have crossed into dangerous times. No, it’s not because of nuclear proliferation by North Korea or climate change. It’s because my Mom was excited to watch the Super Bowl Halftime Show by Bruno Mars.

Bruno Mars was supposed to belong to the young […]

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Imagine…

By On March 8, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Originally appeared in Platte County Landmark

“You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one.”

–John Lennon

There’s a new billionaire out there, folks, and it’s a 44 year old woman. Her name is Sheryl Sandberg and she joins the roster of 1,426 billionaires worldwide, according […]

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