The End of the Bench
Over the last few months I have been to many basketball games where you begin to notice patterns, plays, and rotations in who plays and who doesn’t. I have noticed on one team a boy who has only been in once, maybe two times, the entire season. He is not my child, but as a […]
The Broken AV Promise
This selfie was taken an hour before one of the worst events of my career, which happened a few weeks ago. Join me, for a most joyful recounting of such an experience! LOL Before every event I talk with the AV Team. AV stands for “Audio Visual”, and they are my lifeline to a […]
The Shopping Cart Promise
We pulled into the only open parking spot in the grocery store lot… Only to suddenly have to back out due to a shopping cart that was already parked there! I’m curious – What is The Shopping Cart Promise? Is it real? Or is it something I have just imagined? Please help me know […]
1 vs 100
A teacher stands in front of the classroom. She pops off the dry erase marker cap, dramatically spins, and slams a black dot in the exact center of the board. With flair and enthusiasm, she asks the class, “What do you see?!” Hands shoot up and everyone shouts, “A BLACK DOT!” “WROOOOONNNNNG!” she replies. Confused, […]
Resetting the Hotel Microwave Clock
As a Boy Scout, one of the sayings before camping is to “leave the campsite better than you found it.” That was easy in the woods, because there’s always a way to clean things up and make it better, especially if camping after a family of small children, or a group of rowdy […]
The Father’s Promise – Josh’s Story
With apologies to those who follow me on social media, I am sharing what I posted this past Wednesday about my brother, Josh Hewlett, for his birthday, which had already garnered 20 Comments and 126 Likes within 2 hours of posting. In other words – this post resonated! And I’m adding to it as […]
Bill Gates’ Private Party
Imagine having “Bill Gates’ Private Party” on your resume of events you’ve performed for! Yes, it may sound glamorous, and heck, it was amazing to be there. I mean, just picture in your mind’s eye seeing tennis legend Andre Agassi on the front row, laughing and high-fiving other billionaires, who also happens to be Bill’s […]
Cleaning Before Cleaning
I’ve always found it bizarre that I need to clean the dishes before putting them in the dishwasher. I mean, doesn’t that defeat the purpose of having a dishwasher? To do the job of that which should do the job! I’ve been told that our dishwasher can actually handle whatever we stick in there. I […]
Subscriber Retires
Each week I log into my newsletter portal, after the launch of a new blog post, and see how many of my emails were opened, clicked on, bounced, or sent to spam. As someone who invests a lot into writing from the heart, I have to look at the numbers through the lens of my […]
Silverfox
I hired a photographer to update my head shots. There’s an old joke about not updating your head shots enough. It’s the one where the event planner hires the speaker, prints his head shot, and goes to the airport to pick him up for the event. Waiting there, she is looking at the head […]