The Pursuit of His Best

1984 by George Orwell This classic story of Orwell's imagined future in 1984 written during the 1950s is a stark warning against totali...

This evening, while dropping some books off at the library, I learned of a classical music event put on by the Kansas City Symphony which w...

I was reading the book of James recently and chapter 1 verses 19-20 popped out at me. The verses read, "My dear brothers, take note of ...

The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan Written primarily while Bunyan was in prison for preaching outside of the Church of England durin...

Well, I made my first sales on eBay . All told with shipping, postage, and gas spent driving to the post office, I may have netted out a pro...

The FairTax Book by Neal Boortz and John Linder In this book, Boortz and Linder discuss the abolishment of the income tax. Under this syste...

Here are a few pictures from a photo session with the Armitage family.

Financial Peace Revisited by Dave Ramsey I've read Financial Peace a couple times before but this time was in conjunction with going th...

Ahoy and avast me maties. It be Talk Like A Pirate Day. Aye 'tis indeed. Be sure ta say Arrrrr!! at least once. For more pirate fun chec...

Last Friday evening, I went down to the Plaza and sang and played guitar on the sidewalk beside one of the fountains. I received $5.86 in ti...

In A Pit With A Lion On A Snowy Day by Mark Batterson This unusual title comes from a Bible verse in 2 Samuel 23:20-21 which says, "Th...

Iliotibial band (IT band) syndrome can be a painful and frustrating injury common in runners. Pain usually resides in the outside of the kne...

Here is a picture I took of the sunset at Smithville lake on Labor Day.

The Street Lawyer by John Grisham In this novel by Grisham, the protagonist is an attorney who has a violent encounter with a homeless pers...

Below are a few of my favorite vocalists. Mac Powell (lead singer of Third Day): He's got a great southern roots folksy sounding voice L...

Close by to where I live, there is a field that had some beautiful sunflowers a month ago. I took the opportunity to enjoy them along with t...

Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki In Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Kiyosaki describes the lessons that his two dads taught him about money and it...

The Tipping Point by Malcom Gladwell The Tipping Point is a concept which Gladwell describes as a sort of point of no return or the point a...

Proof that the Dawgs are an international power. http://georgiasports.blogspot.com/2006/11/go-dawgs-from-korea.html

The other day after filling up my gas tank, I reset the odometer settings such as MPG, total miles, total time, and average speed. I also tr...