These Are Some of Mine

In April 2003, I was looking for a 1981-1983 BMW 320is, and I found one on eBay in San Jose, CA. I was headed on spring break and would be driving when the auction would conclude. So I called my brother and put him on the bidding. The first Bimmer I ever rode in was a...

Yesterday we celebrated the life of Dillard Wright, Jr. I had the honor to call him my father-in-law for the past 39 years. We will miss him but he has now been reunited with his 12 brothers and sisters. Just this morning it was announced that his older sister had...

Today, I should be in South Bend for the start of the 2020 One Lap of America. Due to COVID-19, let’s just say we took a pit stop this year as we wait for the green flag in 2021. If you know me well, you probably know how much I love auto racing. For me, there is...

If you know me well, then you likely know my affinity for auto racing. And in my lifetime, I had the honor of having dinner with one of the great racing legends, John Andretti. I remember it like it was yesterday. Henry had just returned from Canada and he was signed...

One of the items my dad left behind after his death was his Overdrive magazine collection. Overdrive was a monthly magazine for the Independent Truck Driver. Dad’s collection included issues from the 60’s to the 80’s, which covered most of his career behind the wheel...

This past October I had the honor to attend a leadership conference with my daughter. The theme for the conference was Be PresentOne of the speakers, Priscilla Shirer, hit on this theme and had me thinking. The three points that hit home with me were, 1) by hurrying...

Bob Fields was a tree farmer, a counselor, a leader, a missionary and a lover of the hills of Kentucky. Although most times I can recall dates from the past, I don’t really recall the first time I met Bob. It was sometime after 1992 and before 1998. There was an...

A few weeks ago, I had the honor and privilege to attend the funeral of my Uncle Bartley. It was a true celebration of his life. The one word I heard mentioned several times was adventure and that Bartley lived a life of adventure. One thing that was odd was hearing...

This past November I took a personal assessment to determine my top 5 strengths. One of my top 5 strengths is connectedness. What this strength says about me is that things have happened in my life for a reason. I'm sure that they do, since I'm connected to someone...

If your children have not left home, then this story is for you. If your children have left home then this story is a salute to you.  It seems like just yesterday that we moved to our home in Terrace Park. There were two main reasons for moving here. One was so that...

This is a tribute to Cecil Neal of Pine Knot, Kentucky and all the truckers our family has known over the past sixty years. Twenty one years ago, the truck we grew to call The Big Green Machine pulled into Pine Knot for the last time; and on August 11, 2009, the truck...

I was brought into this world by a lady named Wilma and in 1982, another Wilma became my second mother when I married Linda. I have heard people talk about the terrible in-laws. I was extremely blessed to have Wilma and Dillard as mine. I was searching for a file this...