Four reasons why I never want to drive a school bus again. — I heard a scream from the back of the bus! Little Eddy comes running up the aisle screaming, “Junior did it! Junior did it! Junior did it!” It was my first day driving a school bus for the county where I lived. …

Alex Haley introduced me to racism. — There is separation of colored people from white people in the United States. That separation is not a disease of colored people. It is a disease of white people. I do not intend to be quiet about it. — Albert Einstein Albert shared these words during his commencement speech at…

The view from the other side can help you too. — The idea of the midlife crisis did not begin until 1957 when Canadian, Elliott Jaques, read one of his papers to the British Psycho-Analytical Society. It declared that the catalyst for this event was when people came to grips with their mortality and that their lives were half over. This…

Three takeaways from a game-changing simulation. — I’ve made many mistakes and have many parental regrets. With 27 years of parenting under my belt, I wasn’t sure I was ready to take on the challenge the instructor gave us that afternoon in the small Arkansas town. Fifteen young men stood on one side of the spacious recreational…

To kill it or not to kill it; that is the question. — “Killing it” is a slang expression that means someone is doing well. If I am using it to describe my actions, I take it to mean putting forth a reasonable effort (working hard and efficiently on daily tasks). …

A true tale at Sonic Drive-In regarding Bunny Bread and armed robbery. — To say many route salespeople get up early is like saying the sun is hot. I had just ended a job I’d had for fourteen years and needed something to provide for my family while I mentally regrouped and decided my subsequent vocational trajectory. A friend of mine managed a…

I’m sorry. — I ain’t much on Casanova, me and Romeo ain’t never been friends. — Reggie Calloway Kindergarten Dear first girlfriend in kindergarten, I’m sorry our relationship was one-sided. You constantly initiated our romance by always making the first move. You grabbed my hand and held it under the table during meals. You…

The United States flag is not sacred to all individuals in our country. — “You don’t need food. Go back to your country and eat the food there.” An older white man said to Kathy Kang and her sons as he barged in front of them in the food line and began giving the man behind the counter his order. …