Category: Life

Connecting with hiring managers can be challenging when your unique experiences don’t align with their conventional expectations. Nontraditional candidates often face hurdles in a world where most hiring managers have followed traditional career paths. But here’s the twist – my journey as a nontraditional candidate is a testament to my strength, not a hindrance.  Consider […]

I would rather not eat than order takeout over the phone. 

If I shared my “wins” on LinkedIn like other people do, but as a stay at home dad it would be like...

Salt In My Soul is an emotional and worthwhile film for anyone interested in a deeply relational journey.

My dad, Robert “Bob” Gratcyk, died on May 17, 2021. Thankfully, I was able to be with him for the last several hours of his life. He couldn’t speak. He had trouble breathing. His focus wasn’t there much of the time, but there were hints that he recognized me in his face a few times. […]

Shelter-in-place has presented itself in various levels of difficulty for everyone. My family spent the better part of the last three months in a small two-bedroom apartment without a yard. Our income, like that of many, has taken a dive. The boys (3 & 7) have a lot of energy and our oldest has had schoolwork to do every day. The journey keeps evolving.

I have moments in my life that feel, very suddenly, as if I’m looking back or reliving a memory long passed.

[bctt tweet=”Hey #DavidTennant, Heard you’ll be in Chicago this month. Mind giving this post a quick read? A big fan of yours is going to miss meeting you… again. – DavidTennant.UK”] I hear you’ll be in Chicago this month. My wife is a HUGE fan, but had to sell her ticket this time (and give […]

I’d wanted to start a podcast of my own for years, but never took steps to do it myself. Thanks to my phone, Adobe Audition, WordPress, and the Seriously Simple Podcasting plugin I started one.

I was convinced, as a child, that I would never marry. My plan was to have a pick-up truck like my grandpa, an ohio farmer, and live in the mountains out west. There was gold to be found there and I wouldn’t need a regular job. Nor would I need a lot of friends because […]