“Heya Josh, how you doing?” For as long as I can remember that’s how he always answered the phone when I called. Our conversations ranged from work to remodeling and construction advice to how the rest of the family was doing, to problems, politics, and everything else in between. He always asked me how I…

Lingo, jargon, words… it’s all fascinating to me. Recently, I learned two new urban words to add to my extensive vocabulary. (For a fascinating look at how people speak, check out the Urban Dictionary where you can add your own entry to the mix.) Cameron is helping me become more aware of the “public school…

Saturday found me standing in line with thousands of people in front of the local high school. As I stood on the side of the road, hoping not to get splashed by the passing cars, I listened to the buzz of the conversations around me. There was definite excitement in the air as the line…

While walking through the Wal-Mart parking lot in Kansas City the other evening, Robert noticed an especially tricked out Ford F250. Knowing my love for a jacked up off-road 4×4’s with lights and bars, sweet wheels and big knobby off-road tires, our conversation went pretty much just like this: R: Hey check out that truck,…