What Some Would Call Lies

Episode 34: The Bully


Many of us have our stories of being bullied when we were younger, and these bullies have made lasting impacts on our lives. Today I’ll share with you my bully story.

Episode 33: Red Lights, Pomade and Niceties


Sometimes it takes just five seconds to change the day of a stranger. Today I’ll prove it.

Episode 32: Shirley You’ll Want To Hear This One!


One thing that I’ve never had trouble with was coming up with something to say. This gift for gab came rather early for me.

Episode 31: Altitude Sickness, Supplemental Oxygen and Eight Year Olds


Some of the most challenging moments in our lives turn out to be some of our most cherished.

Episode 30: My Bradbury Story


“Everyone must leave something behind when he dies, my grandfather said. A child or a book or a painting or a house or a wall built or a pair of shoes made. Or a garden planted. Something your hand touched some way so your soul has somewhere to go when you die, and when people look at that tree or that flower you planted, you’re there.” – Fahrenheit 451

Episode 29: The Real Answer


Don’t you love it when you ask someone “What’s up?”  And he replies, “Good.”  Or when you say, “How are you?” and he replies, “Not much.”  This episode is not about that.

Episode 28: Preconcieved


We like to party. We like. We like to party.

Episode 27: Integrate This


What was an attempt to combine or coordinate separate elements so as to provide a harmonious, interrelated whole, ended up teaching me more about how to distance myself from those unlike me.

Episode 26: King Of The Streets, Prince Of The Alleys


Practical jokes are a lot like fireworks…when you light a fuse and hold onto it until the last possible second to throw it into the air as it explodes, you risk the chance of getting burned.  Today I’ll tell you a story that starts with a lit fuse and ends with a  big boom.

Episode 25: At That Moment


The smell of barbeque sauce always reminds me of that moment when I learned some of the most important lessons I’ve ever learned.