Prepare for the worst and hope for the best.Isn't that the way it goes?The first snow was expected in the area on Saturday.Weekend reporter notified. Check. Photographer notified. Check check.Statuses scheduled for social media asking for cancellations/delays. Check check check.Winter weather advisory posted. Check and again check.Saturday morning comes and there was but a trace... Continue Reading →

Saturday is the one-year anniversary of my dad's death in a house fire.Tonight I got out my journal that I kept after the fire and read through it. I went through an entire journal the weeks following the fire. I put my words in there, the eulogy I wrote for the funeral, all the sympathy... Continue Reading →

Saturday, it will be a year since a house fire claimed the life of my father, Charlie Adams. I won't pretend this was an easy column for me to write, but I know he would be so proud I wrote it for him.Dad died early morning on Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. A fire broke out at the house... Continue Reading →

I've been working hard on my book, "Breaking Point." And I'm to the point in the novel where I realized it's time to fine-tune some parts (especially the crime scene parts in the novel).And that's when I realized — I have a lot of questions about crime scenes. As the questions kept popping into my... Continue Reading →

There really is nothing else on this planet like bacon.Today, we really pulled it off at the paper. The Gazette's first — and probably infamous — bacon bar.We had bacon ice cream topping. Bacon pretzels. BLTs. Bacon cookies and cinnamon rolls. Bacon dip. And a host of other amazing goodies. Who knew bacon was such... Continue Reading →

Today, friends, is Day 365 of my daily gratitude posts on Facebook. Well, ok, Nov. 1 technically should have been Day 365, but somehow I lost four days in the last year.I started this challenge on Nov. 1, 2013, as a part of the typical November 30-day challenge I saw many of my friends doing.On... Continue Reading →

Imagine that each day on your doorstep, a brightly-colored package shows up. You choose the colors, ribbons and such — whatever works best for your own personal visual. For me, I prefer green shiny paper with a big red ribbon. You rush outside every morning to retrieve this gift. Some days you savor the pattern of... Continue Reading →

So, since my Twitter profile is public, I thought I’d take the time to explain myself — and explain my Twitter feed.Every Saturday night you could say my tweets might get a bit confusing if taken out of context if you're not watching the movie I am watching.Each Saturday evening at 8 p.m. Central, ChillerTV... Continue Reading →