: About Me

Born, raised, and living in the same small town has it's ups and downs. Upside: you know most of the people in town, it easy to get across town, and you know where everything is. Downside: everyone in town knows who you are (and who your parents are), it's easy to get across town because there isn't anything here, anything fun to do is at least 30 miles away in any direction. But I wouldn't be comfortable anywhere else. At 47 I've gone from wanting to go everywhere to just fine where I am. My wife and I still like to get away for a weekend now and then, but it feels good to get back home.

My passion is ...

My family

I know too much about ...

Fantasy sfi-fi

My parents always told me ...

Treat everyone like you would an old friend

My childhood ambition ...

Be like my dad

My favorite memory ...

Helping my grandmother bake cookies

Why I write ...

To help others

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I love Jericho and am glad to hear they changed their mind on cancelling it

My first job ...

I grew up with my parents owning hotels, so working around the hotel would be my first job

My best moment ...

The birth of my son

My inspiration ...

Any topic I feel strongly about

Sports & Recreation > Sports & Recreation (Other) How do you explain an athlete's taking drugs to your kids?

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We tend to idolize and put our winning athlete's on a high pedestal. The problem comes when we have to face the fact that no matter how much athletic talent they have, they are still only human, with all the weakness's and flaws that defines the mortal condition. It's hard to explain to a child, when someone they admire and look up to, falls short of the mark of perfection. The Michael Phelps incident is the most recent and vivid example of an athlete being caught in a real person moment. The best we can do is explain to our children from an early age that athletes and public figures can b...

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