GratiTuesday: Ed Vinyard
Kicking Cancer’s Butt I first met Ed Vinyard in 2014. It was my first year performing at the Hospice of Southern Illinois Red Carpet Gala. Ed’s wife, Jennifer, is the … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Ed Vinyard
GratiTuesday: Jim ‘Rhino’ Reincke
Life is grand… In 2009 the TV station I work at started doing a live chat called ‘Cover it Live’. Each morning my co-anchor Emily and I would interact with … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Jim ‘Rhino’ Reincke
Redistributing old content
Spread the word Most of what I know about social media and content creation comes from two of my mentors; Tom Harness and Gary Vaynerchuk. Tom is my real life … Continue Reading Redistributing old content
GratiTuesday: Jenn Fortune
Smile! I can’t pinpoint the time period, but I know it’s been in the last few years that I’ve become friends with Jenn Fortune. She’s a photographer here in Carterville … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Jenn Fortune
GratiTuesday: Michael & Linda Hunsperger
A family affair Yes, I have decided to dedicate this week’s GratiTuesday blog post to the man and woman who gave me life, my parents Michael and Linda Hunsperger. My … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Michael & Linda Hunsperger
GratiTuesday: #UglyChristmasSuit donors
Well-suited donors The 2017 #UglyChristmasSuit fundraiser is in the books. I’ve talked about it several times here on this blog and on social media. Together, Tom Harness and I raised $8,469, … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: #UglyChristmasSuit donors
$20,180
New Year, new goals Each year I come up with some new goals for the new year. Usually, it involves finding my abs (which I’m still doing) or running a … Continue Reading $20,180
My 17 favorite pics from 2017
Looking back For the last several years as part of my year-ender posts, I share some of my favorite pictures of each year. It’s always very hard to narrow down … Continue Reading My 17 favorite pics from 2017
Lessons learned from the #UglyChristmasSuit
Mission Accomplished On Giving Tuesday, my buddy Tom Harness and I embarked on the #UglyChristmasSuit fundraiser. This is the first year I’ve participated, Tom has done it since 2014. The … Continue Reading Lessons learned from the #UglyChristmasSuit
We’re almost there!
#UglyChristmasSuit update Christmas is almost here. The hope was that the #UglyChristmasSuit fundraiser would have reached the $7,500 goal I bumped us up to. However, we’re not there quite yet. … Continue Reading We’re almost there!
Merry Sh!tmas
Santa brought me poop Ten years ago this Christmas, I got the shittest present of all time. Pardon my language, but we’re all adults here and I’m being quite literal … Continue Reading Merry Sh!tmas
The Christmas Crush
Crushing it Picture it: 1987. I was a freshman at Northwest High School. I was painfully introverted in those days. That lead to many awkward moments from my youth. Readers … Continue Reading The Christmas Crush
GratiTuesday: Denise Glennon
Professional Volunteer As parents, we usually get involved with our child’s activities. Whether it’s standing on the sidelines as a coach, becoming a scout leader or spending time helping at … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Denise Glennon
Win VIP tickets to see The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show helps the #UglyChristmasSuit Guys The #UglyChristmasSuit Guys (myself and Tom Harness) have had a busy December. We’ve been working since Giving Tuesday, raising money for Children’s … Continue Reading Win VIP tickets to see The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Thinking ‘odd’side the sox
Odd Sox I’ve been obsessed with socks for that last 30 years. I remember Christmastime 1987 I got my first pair of argyle socks. I was 14 years old and couldn’t … Continue Reading Thinking ‘odd’side the sox
GratiTuesday: Khrissy Hollister
Community Coordinator I will be the first to admit I don’t know Khrissy Hollister as well as the other GratiTuesday subjects I’ve written about. But her impact in our community … Continue Reading GratiTuesday: Khrissy Hollister
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