There’s a lot of media coverage this past week about children and guns. It’s to be expected, it’s the media theme of the month. There is not an increase in gun-related deaths, only an increase in the reporting of them. There is a lot of talk and rhetoric about gun control and changes necessary […]
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My Google Gal is Moving to Pittsburgh
April 3, 2013 
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Yep; the Binary Biker is moving to Pittsburgh. Actually, it’s the Binary Princess that is moving. My lovely wife is now employed by Google and is relocating to work in their Pittsburgh office on the Google Shopping product. It all started about six months ago when my wife’s company, for which she has been working […]
Read more I have a daughter and her name is Ashlee Sparks
March 16, 2013 1 Comment
She didn’t want me in her life. Not at first, anyway. I was mommy’s new boyfriend and I was a nuisance because I kept getting in the way of how things were supposed to be. Sure, she liked me. I was funny, considerate, and I actually talked to her and was interested in who she was. But […]
Read more Rest in Peace, Grandpa
January 23, 2012 1 Comment
Ronald C. Sparks was my grandfather. He passed away last Thursday. Born in Portsmouth, Ohio on October 14, 1925, he was 86-years-old. These are the words I wrote, and spoke, today at his funeral service. I worked on this with my brother and sister, and I am honored to have given his eulogy. My sister […]
Read more Daytona Biketoberfest 2011
October 16, 2011 0 Comments
The weekend is over and the results are in: Biketoberfest 2011 was a success. 4 our of 5 drunk bikers agree. I rode to Daytona on Saturday with my lovely wife, Carey, and my very, very good friend John. On Sunday I rode by myself and met up with another good friend, Jaime, and his […]
Read more Suffer not a witch…
July 25, 2011 5 Comments
I grew up in a staunchly religious family; a Southern Baptist family to be exact. When I was about ten-years-old I was told that Satan was working through rock and roll bands and that rock and roll was filled with subliminal messaging. Subliminal messaging would turn our nation’s youth into devil-worshiping hooligans and imperil the very […]
Read more You Don’t Need My Phone Number for a Purchase
June 26, 2011 1 Comment
My wife and I were at a Payless shoe store near downtown Orlando yesterday. Carey complains she never has enough shoes and wanted to buy some cute little loafers that she could beat up and wear during the warm summer months. I know better than to argue when she says she doesn’t have enough shoes, even […]
Read more Another Reason Why I Dislike Cops
June 22, 2011 0 Comments
My son’s car broke down last Sunday – in a very inconvenient spot. Those of you familiar with Orlando will understand when I tell you where be broke down. Matthew was on his way to pick up my father – so they could go to the Orlando Science Center and the Taylor Guitar exhibit that […]
Read more From the Kitchen of Fern Hicks and Charlene Hicks Sparks
December 12, 2010 2 Comments
My mom was a great cook. She loved to cook for the entire family and we had some really great food traditions. One of my favorite dishes mom made was her holiday Buckeyes, a great snack to pop in your mouth to curb the hunger beast. Most of my mom’s recipes came from her mother. I remember, […]
Read more We Buried My Mom Today
December 6, 2010 4 Comments
We buried my mom today. I write as a cathartic release, a way to deal with the emotions that threaten to consume me. I am not sure what I am trying to say in this blog, it is very stream-of-conscience, but I need to talk about my mom. I can’t NOT do this, so here […]
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