Andy’s Blog
Letter to the Editor
This morning, I am looking at a “letter to the editor” that I cut from our local newspaper. It’s been professionally framed and I’m deciding where in my office it should hang. As I sit at my desk, looking for the perfect spot, I am thinking about our...
Author Creates International Incident – Begs Forgiveness
First of all, let me begin by stating to those who may be horrified (my wife) and those who might possibly be delighted (my 8 and 10 year old boys) that this is the last blog (I promise) in which I will ever use the word "booger." Even though I am now a fully...
Here’s Something You Won’t Believe
Hi Everyone! I wanted to give you some interesting information that you can use in “oil spill conversations” with your friends… If you have read my latest book The Heart Mender, you know the story is about a forgotten time in American history. During the first...
My Favorite Book?
Hi Everyone! For those of you who might have wondered, “Where did Andy go? We haven’t heard from him in a while . . .”, I have been hard at work on my 2011 book. Whew! I must admit, it is more than a bit consuming. Soon, I want to blog on the...
Join My Facebook Fan Page
Hi Friends!?? Unfortunately, due to Facebook rules and limits, I am being forced to “unfriend,” (THEIR term - not mine) everyone on my Facebook page and create a "Fan Page". ??According to their rules, if you want to keep up with me on Facebook, you will need to join...
The Second Half Is About To Begin!
Thank God for the second half! Have you ever had that thought? Has your team ever performed below expectations in the first half, only to seem like a different group altogether in the second half? Well, in a...
What Was Your Favorite Christmas?
What was your favorite Christmas? Perhaps favorite isn’t the best word. How about . . . memorable? I have several favorites. The year I got a raccoon was one of them for several different reasons. It ranks right up there with all the...
Giving Thanks On Thanksgiving
I have always looked forward to Thanksgiving. Christmas is still my favorite, but I am fiercely protective of Thanksgiving. I’m just sayin’ . . . Personally, I don’t allow myself to look at store displays or listen to radio stations that seem...
The Butterfly Effect
No project I have ever done in my life has affected me so profoundly as the research I did a few years ago on The Butterfly Effect. Working with the United States Air Force at the time, I was charged with finding “proof of the value of an individual life”. ...