Speak Up Storytelling: Our 100th episode!
On episode #100 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Elysha Dicks and I talk storytelling alongside their kids, Clara and Charlie! In our follow up segment, we thank our listeners…
Karen went “Full Karen”
File this under "Making a bad situation worse." Remember Lenen? He was the San Diego Starbucks employee who refused to serve a customer who was not wearing a mask and…
Not famous but still proud
I was standing on the edge of the lake when I heard Clara's voice. She was treading water a couple dozen yards from shore, chatting with a girl who she'd…
Self care
I found this to-do list on the table yesterday. It appear that my wife has rightfully embraced self care.
Savage no more
I was speaking to students today in a virtual storytelling summer camp when I joked that someone who allows dog poop to remain on the floor for longer than necessary…
Like father, like son
Charlie and I play a game in the shallow water of the lake where we take turns trying to keep a stone away from each other. We hold out our…
A sand wedge, a swarm of bees, and lots of sandwiches: Wedding day memories
Elysha and I are celebrating 14 years of marriage today. We had as perfect a wedding as a couple can have. A lot of things go into the perfect wedding…
Celebrities
Last week, actor Robert Redford wrote an op-ed declaring his position in the upcoming election: "But one thing is clear: Instead of a moral compass in the Oval Office, there's…
Ice cream queen
In the midst of a pandemic, when vacations are cancelled, choices are limited, and traditions are suspended, we must do anything we can to bring joy and spark into the…
I thought it was funny.
One of the easiest ways to anger a person is to do something that you think is funny that they do not. When it's your spouse, it can get especially…
