When I was 16 I was an exchange student through the Rotary Youth Exchange program. I was from Wisconsin and sent to Bangkok and living with a Thai Family. One day (at a big family event and gathering) we were all sitting at a dinner table at a nice restaurant. I had no idea people […]

We were pretty broke growing up. Broke and bored. We lived in a crappy apartment and had nothing to do. One day I told my 11 year old sister I would pay her $1 to jump off our second story balcony. It was pretty high- I wouldn’t have done it. After a […]

It was a Sunday afternoon. My friend Kurt and I met for lunch. We kept talking about our upcoming trip to Vegas. We were scheduled to leave that Thursday and return 3 days later.
“This food tastes like **** and this service is horrible.” said Kurt. “Just wait for Vegas, lobster and prime rib every night!!” […]