(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 24, 2017) Exactly one week from today, I will be in Little Rock, Arkansas jamming to a Twenty One Pilots concert! And the best part is, I’ll be with my special someone and we’ve both never seen them live! For those of you who aren’t familiar with TOP, they are an […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 17, 2017) I’m going to keep this ethics and morality train rolling for this week by presenting some more fun scenarios I found while browsing the web. Let’s say you find yourself in a position to rescue one of each of the following. As fate would have it, rescuing one means […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 10, 2017) Many of you might recognize the following scenario – especially those of you who have taken an ethics class – known as The Trolley Dilemma: Let’s say you’re the driver of a trolley. As the trolley rounds the bend you see five workers repairing the track ahead. The trolley […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 3, 2017) As I sit down to write this, Valentine’s Day quickly approaches and I feel compelled to write about the one word which this special day revolves around – love. I’m gonna venture to define this word as it pertains to me, because love can mean many different things. It […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 27, 2017) Does anyone alive still listen to CDs? It’s interesting, with all the apps out there like Spotify and Apple Music and Pandora I still run across people who say they don’t use those apps and will only listen to actual CDs. I myself stopped buying albums once I discovered […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 13, 2017) Have you ever had one of those days where your, uh, well let’s call them creative juices for lack of a better term, just seem to flow? Where you have an epiphany of sorts, and then get another idea that builds on it, and then another, and another? Well, […]
As I sit here staring out the window, thoughts of the upcoming Christmas holiday filling my mind, a hot cup of coffee burning my lips and filling my nostrils with what can only be described as the scent of happiness, I feel inspired to tell something of myself which probably not many people know – […]
This good news just in: I will be celebrating my 28th birthday by planting myself on the white sand beach in Destin, Florida, with a glass of rum punch – my own recipe – and a picture perfect view of the crystal blue ocean water (stay away, seaweed)! Now, as tempting as it will be […]
Here’s an amusing story – especially for those who have had the pleasure of meeting my father-in-law of 80-something years, and who are familiar with our 15-year-old minivan. Both Paul and the Blue Ribbon News mobile have their share of endearing idiosyncrasies. Paul flew in from Colorado over Labor Day weekend. He didn’t want to […]
ROCKWALL, TX (June 22, 2014) My son and I are fortunate to be among the 21 graduates of this year’s Citizen Fire Academy, a free, educational program presented by the Rockwall Fire Department. Every Thursday for nine weeks, our class met for hands-on instruction in structural firefighting, fire investigation and prevention. Not only did the […]