The Fatal Assumption
Crunchy sweet graham cracker crust. Organic, extra-tart lemons. Glistening meringue exploding from the top of a pie like a billow of clouds in the sky. Katie's pies were magnificent. But…
Dancing With The Facts
The year was 1968 and Audrey was a childless widow in her fifties who dreamed of dancing like Ginger Rogers. So when a friend invited her to a dance party at…
Lightning Bolts and Mystery Spots
My friend Bruce has a talent for changing the way I think. A few years ago he shared one single sentence that changed the way I hug, kiss, love and…
Learn Twice as Much in Half the Time
At the age of 60, I decided to do something my friends thought was insane: take the Arizona bar exam.I graduated from law school way back in 1974, but my…
Put Enough Paint on the Brush
My grandfather was a house painter. In his lifetime he must have painted hundreds of houses inside and out. He was a happy, outgoing man who made friends easily. It…
FEAR
When I was 12 years old, I lived next door to the most beautiful girl in the world. Ok, maybe not the entire world, but my world, for sure. I…
Special Skin
I didn’t have a dad growing up. Mom raised me, for the most part. I did have an uncle who was like my father. His name is Greg Hague. Uncle…
The Word that Earned Me Millions
The year was 1960. I was 12 and obsessed with having a Red Ryder BB Gun. I had grand visions of hunting with my dad, Chubby. The problem? It was…
The 8 Words You Need to Know
“The most expensive thing in the world is TRUST.It can take years to earn and just a matter of seconds to lose.”--UnknownSeveral years ago, I wrote a book on fathering…
The Oatmeal Curse
If you don’t say it with brevity, you don’t know it with clarity.”-Greg HagueAre there times when you virtually bite your lip to keep from interrupting someone? You know what…