Memories… Bare with me. This is the first year that trick or treating and celebrating Halloween with the kids in costume is off the table. Here in southern Illinois, wet … Continue Reading BOO Blog: Ghosts of Halloweens past
Golden Halloween Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year. The entire month of October is dedicated to the things that go bump in the night. As a … Continue Reading BOO Blog: ‘Thank you for being a friend’
Scaring up breakfast I’m updating an old blog with some new information about the popular monster cereals by General Mills. Growing up one of my favorite cereals was Count Chocula. … Continue Reading BOO Blog: Monster cereals
Team Hunsperger Little league baseball started early for our middle son Mason. He first played t-ball on the city league here in Carterville. He had an aptitude for the game … Continue Reading 6 years later, I still know nothing about football
#BigMuddyMonsterBrewFest Nine years ago, a group called Friends of Murphysboro teamed up with Big Muddy Brewing to create the Big Muddy Monster Brew Fest. People who live in southern Illinois … Continue Reading Cheers to the Big Muddy Monster Brew Fest
Run Streak Day 888 On May 1, 2016, I started a running streak. Some members of my running group, The Yellow Donkeys, had already embarked on a streak. The one … Continue Reading My 8 favorite runs
Change is good On May 26, 2016, I embarked on a blogging streak. It was a post on my wrestling-branded page, My 1-2-3 Cents. So with this blog, I’ve posted … Continue Reading Tweak the streak
Good Times For me, high school was a fun time. Sure there were moments I’d much rather forget. But overall the experience was a good one. I made some awesome … Continue Reading High school is better the second time
Never Forget For 17 years the country has continued to heal from the wounds suffered during the Setepmber 11 terror attacks. I’ve documented my thoughts about that day in numerous … Continue Reading Run to Remember
Move it My intent with this blog is not to criticize anyone, but instead to share some personal observations and tie in some research to make a point. The Centers … Continue Reading Technology: Helping or hurting obesity rates
Stand Up to Cancer It’s the time of year for football, pumpkin spice and lots of pink. October of Breast Cancer Awareness month and for years people have worn pink … Continue Reading Real Men Wear Pink
RIP John McCain I’m going to start this off by saying this is not a political post. Because of my job I keep my political opinions to myself. However, after … Continue Reading Death unites us
Lost & Found When I graduated from college in 1995, my parents wanted to give me a gift to commemorate the occasion. Instead of a typical class ring, I opted … Continue Reading The story of the missing ring
A new adventure In 2007 our oldest son, Ethan, became obsessed with Harry Potter after my wife read the first book with him. He was so into the stories and … Continue Reading This isn’t Hogwarts
My 1-2-3 Cents I’ve talked about my other brand, My 1-2-3 Cents a few times on this blog. It’s a pro wrestling blog, podcast and YouTube channel I’ve been working … Continue Reading Why the monkey suit?
Southpaws Unite August 13 is International Left-Handers’ Day. About 10 percent of the world population is left-handed so those of us who are southpaws are in the minority. Early on … Continue Reading My connection to Brad Pitt, Oprah and Charlie Chaplin
