There is an old saying, “When it stares you in the face, that’s when you know if you're going to just be good at this job or if you're going to be great.” These words kept circulating through my head as the sirens screamed on top of the rig. My eyes scanned around inside of … Continue reading Phoenix
Chris looked down from the rigid cliff to the water below. The edge of the jagged rock was menacing and he could only imagine his flesh being torn to shreds whenever he approached the edge. The water was safe, that he knew, but it was getting to the water that was the problem. Inching his … Continue reading The Laramie Leap
I don't know about you, but I'm getting pretty tired of living through so many major "once-in-a-lifetime" events in the course of my life. I've lived through 9/11, the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, the Chicago Cubs and White Sox both winning the World Series, a pandemic, mass riots, and now, I've lived through people storming … Continue reading 08Jan2020
Can you speak another language? I know most of us were required to take a foreign language in school but let’s be honest, that isn’t meant for us to learn a language as it is so much to check a box off on a curriculum, at least it seems designed that way. I took German … Continue reading Learning a foreign language
We've finally made it. 2020 is in the past and 2021 is here and it couldn't come sooner. I'm sure we're all glad it's behind us and hopefully the future is bright and prosperous. One thing 2020 was good for, in my case, was I was able to spend a lot more time learning things … Continue reading 03Jan2021
