“Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.” ― Vernon Sanders Law

Businesses

From my first job in sales to owning a bar to my first technology company, where, in 1985, I won Georgia's FastTec 50 award, I've always been fascinated by the challenges of business. My two current projects, TapToReport and GetToKnowMe both feed my two greatest passions, keeping people safe and helping people find healthy romantic relationships. You can learn more about each project below.

GetToKnowMe

GetToKnowMe

GetToKnowMe After some time consulting with several of the big dating app companies, I realized a couple of things: They really don't want you to find a match. Your staying single is profitable for them. Mind you, they do want you to be hopeful because hope is what keeps you coming...
TapToReport

TapToReport

TapToReport Imagine an app that gives teachers a one button call for help or can send an alert to place a school on lockdown. When minutes matter, getting notifications out as fast as humanly possible saves lives. When a police department in south Florida first approached me with...

Books

I never thought I'd own a bar, never thought I'd be a single dad, never thought I'd write a single line of code, so imagine my surprise when I found myself compiling notes for a book, talking with friends about those notes, having friends criticize the concept but moving forward anyway to produce The Man Puzzle. Now, life has again thrown a few twists my way, and the result will be two new books, Letters From Prison and The Violin. Both stories are near and dear to my heart, and writing them has been incredibly cathartic, making me question many of my life’s choices and teaching me a few lessons.

Letters From Prison

Letters From Prison

What happens when you discover a son or daughter you never knew you had? How would you move forward with the relationship? Would you disavow them (some do)? Would you welcome them with open arms? How would you feel if that relationship were cut short before you ever had a chance to...
The Violin

The Violin

The Violin is a true and tragic love story. It starts in 1981 and ends in 2022. Know that old expression: "Be careful what you wish for?" What happens when what you wish for is right in the palm of your hands and then, suddenly and without warning, you're forced to watch it all slip...
The Man Puzzle

The Man Puzzle

Why Did I Write This Book? For years I have been "that guy" you know the one, the guy women always turn to with their questions about "why did my man do ___" and the one who patiently sits there and listens and gives out that sage advice that then gets ignored. Kinda like the bartender...

My Short Stories

Occasionally I write a short story and post it here. Often times these are random memories from my past, sometimes it's a fragment of a book that doesn't serve the story but is still worth telling... or really just an itch I need to get out of my brain. Other times, these are just random observations or a piece of poetry. Here are the most recent stories:

The Grand Divorce

The Grand Divorce

We were born married to her. For better or worse, we were bound together for life. When we were young, we played together, and she gave us so much joy. As we aged, she told us what she needed, but we ignored her. Her needs didn't matter. As she grew more and more discontent, she gave...
I Was The Last To Know

I Was The Last To Know

This story is told with permission. I've had more than a few bad dating experiences, the most famous being when The FBI Arrested My Girlfriend. I've not dated since then, not even so much as a thought of dating, so imagine my surprise when I found out I'd been dating someone for over...
What To Say Before You Die

What To Say Before You Die

As we get older, we see more and more of our friends and family pass away. The worst are the sudden deaths because there is no chance to say goodbye. But when there is a chance to say goodbye, how do we do that? What words do we use? It turns out, my dad gave us the answer. Poopsy...
When Coyotes Howl

When Coyotes Howl

People think owning a bar in a ski resort is glamorous, but, truthfully, it's an insane amount of work. Dillon, Colorado, where my bar was located, serves Keystone and Arapahoe Basin ski resorts, and is 20ish minutes to Breckenridge and 30 minutes to Vail. That's a lot of skiers....

What? Poetry?

Okay, I'll be the first to admit that I'm no Wadsworth or Longfellow but every once in a while the words come out. Here are the most recent poems my friends have enjoyed:

Going Home

Going Home

The drive down is longIt seems to get longer each yearIt was late when I pulled into the drivewayI let out an audible sighI always regret leaving...
Missing Soul

Missing Soul

I was born a million years ago and my heart has sought but one soul In the mornings I feel her hair flow softly across my skin as she kisses...
Who Is She?

Who Is She?

  She’s every ray of sunshine that has ever warmed the earth She’s every drop of rain that’s ever given life She’s every flower that’s...
May Your Love

May Your Love

On Monday 12/18/2023,  I received a letter from my sister-in-law Jamie. She'd been sorting through "the box" of family photos that our mom had...

returned coordinates: 39.96138,-82.99775

testing to see if it's already in the DB