Over the last few years, I’ve personally struggled with being too aware of my surroundings. Whether it’s too much social media, too much news, or just watching the world seemingly fall apart, I’ve felt the weight of seeing things that others don’t seem to notice. What’s most frustrating is watching people around me remain unbothered...More Please

Growing up in California, I thought I had natural disasters figured out. Earthquakes? No problem. Fires? Annoying, sure, but manageable. As a kid in L.A., earthquakes were like impromptu recess drills. The ground would shake, and we’d run outside, laughing, pretending we were part of some action movie. Fires? Well, one of those did burn...More Please

This year marked my first Thanksgiving in Tulsa, Oklahoma. For the past six years, Tonya and I have visited her family here, but we’d always managed to dodge the actual holidays. To be honest, Thanksgiving has never been our favorite. The fanfare feels overdone, and the food? Let’s just say it’s not always worth the...More Please