Bracelet strung with vintage buttons Have had a busy couple of weeks exploring some other outlets for creativity and a mind that never seems to rest enough. I decided to try my hand at a combination of jewelry making, with vintage pieces (okay, it’s the junk jewelry in the bottom of my drawer) to create new…

 It’s Christmas in July and the only difference is…No seating challenges…everyone eats outside.Good China is replaced with #Chinet.No turkeys at this party…laying it down on the grill, with #QueenCityMeats hot metts, #HebrewNational hot dogs, and 90/10 burgers from #Sam’s.              Deviled Eggs replace Candied Yams.  Corn Hole and #Franklin Horse…

Why a poker face is not nearly as important as what you’ve got left at the end of your bluff. Remember when you were a kid and the sky was the limit?  You only had to wish or imagine what your future would be…and you were young enough to believe it was as simple as going…

My Dad could make an ordinary weekday a supernatural wonder, whipping up magic potions from some leftover dry ice. He made the coolest banks ever, crafted from a metal clad pipe, welded closed at both ends, with just a sliver of an opening for deposits…but absolutely no withdrawals without Dad as the bank teller wielding…

Sampling of Sale Took a break from our Saturday morning treasure hunts and decided to do a little cleaning out of our own…it only stands to reason that if you are a collector, at some point, you need to do a re-fresh and make room for new finds. Not family heirlooms or anything like that…anything…

It’s a late night tonight for the middle of the week.  I’m sitting up watching my boys and a friend playing Minecraft on their tablets. I have just recently embraced Twitter and am still learning the brave new world of social media and enjoying making friends virtually everywhere.  I know the basics, but I recognize…

https://youtu.be/_ifpDn45gn4 Day two of my “stay-cation” and not feeling much different than when I’m working.   I’m spending my vacation trying some grassroots social media efforts around the launch of my self-published book, Following the Path of the Dinosaurs, A Childhood Saved From Extinction. This project started twenty years ago (earlier if you count the lovingly saved and…

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Been a while since I caught a concert…sadly at least a decade (likely even longer than that), but mostly “the song remains the same.”  Caught Nelly, TLC, and NKOTB at the #MainEvent in Cincinnati this past week.  Took my two youngest sons, and grown niece, whose first concert was NKOTB in the 20th Century!!!! 21stCentury…

5/1/16 It’s nearing a very special one year anniversary in my life…almost a year ago, I published my first book.  The sense of accomplishment is enormous.  I plan to publish my next book in the fall.  In the meantime, I wanted to share again how publishing this book brought something from my childhood full circle…