I was about to be honored at an awards ceremony, but a tornado had other ideas. Read More

Retrospect made a journalist realize it's okay to write about his own stories and not just the stories of others. Read More

Nearly every winter, it seems, my wife and I engage in a friendly feud about how many pets are enough. Read More

When John F. Kennedy was assassinated, the news media became a national unifier. Would the same be true today? Read More

Sometimes an interstate exit can lead you to a new life, even in the midst of tragedy. Read More

Like many baby boomers, I cast my first vote for president a few months after graduating college. But I never got a chance to vote for the candidate of my choice. I had heard Bobby Kennedy speak on my OU campus, and I was ready to help change the world by voting for him. Sadly,… Read More

Learning to ride a bike can teach you some key lifelong lessons. That's what my red rocket did. Read More

A dad's teachings can come in a simple gesture of kindness. Read More

Science calls it Iris Recognition technology. Most humans call it looking into the windows of the soul. Read More

"Bad beginnings make for good endings, Son," was Mom's mantra to me. Of course you have to back it up with a stout resolve, and maybe a baseball bat. Read More