3 Tales Maxx

I have many memories about my family’s hunting expeditions. Hunting was a way of life for me. One of my earliest and fondest memories happened in our kitchen at home after midnight.

I am dumb. Sometimes I don’t realize what is happening till much later. This happens when something good is happening to me and I can’t believe it. The only thing worse is making a fool of yourself afterwards.

You may already know about my fear of hospitals. It is horrifying for me. This may shed light on why I have this fear. One time an orderly asked me to leave the hospital, and I was sober.

Tis the season. Yes, the holiday season but, it causes me to reflect on things. I have already told you about one miracle but there are more. I am blessed.

Everyone has holiday memories. They might be happy, fun, or not so happy. I marred into a very large close-knit family. They take turns hosting a holiday meal. The last time Alice and I hosted; 32 family members attended. Stuff happens and I want to tell you about it.

A person’s car can mean a lot of things to them. Transportation, status symbol, investment and more. I used to work in the auto industry and loved it. Here I learned the ins and outs about cars. Over my lifetime I have owned many cars. Some better than others. This is an homage to all of them.

The family is resistant to change. So, it is easy for something to become a family tradition. Example, for the last 40 years I must supply the knife to cut the turkey at thanksgiving at the in laws house. It is now just expected of me. This podcast is some of my family’s traditions.

Alice comes from a large family. I have talked about them in the past. Here I want to probe a bit deeper. I want to share just a few experiences about being married to Alice, my In laws and how the Catholic religion has influenced the situation.

So, I am sure if you have listened to any of my podcasts you find them unusual to say the least. I decided to tell you about some stuff that if I did not live it, I would not believe it. This is more than coincidental things happening. I am sure the greater powers had something to do with it.

Alice and I have been through a lot in life. This memory is great for me but could have been a disaster for Alice if she swallowed. She spit instead.

The norm for a young man is to have some fun in the summers between school years. Well things have a way of working out for the best even if you don’t think it at the time you are living it. I love my summer hand jobs now that I am older and don’t get them anymore. They gave me an education like none other.

Healthcare is important. I do not like to go to the doctors for any reason. Now I have discovered the why. I never knew the origins of this fear until I did this podcast. It is enlightening.

You never know when you are making a memory. I have lots of great memories of Buck and Chuck. I hope they have fond memories of me and Alice. I am sure they do.

I travel a lot. This is a fact. Air travel is odd these days to start with. You meet all kinds of people from many different places. This can lead to some unusual situations on a plane especially in the first-class cabin.

Some days I just want a boring vanilla lifestyle. I do like adventure and a bit of adrenaline. Just not always. I do not go looking for these odd things in my life they find me. I have my share of the vanilla lifestyle. I look at it this way sometimes my vanilla lifestyle is interrupted by some intense short periods of high emotions.

Dating can be a great thing. The search for a sole mate can be as rewarding as finding them. This journey will also most likely be a humbling one. You will experience the gambit of emotions and feelings. No one can give another an outline that will prove successful. That is not what this is about. This episode is about dating experiences of myself and others. Think about them and use the information to move forward in your life.

I have this gift. I was a great salesman just because I can identify with others and make them my friend. Even if they do not want to be my friend. This can be considered a gift and curse all at the same time. Just because I can talk people into something, after it happens, it can be an awkward thing. Today, I try to refrain from this but sometimes it just happens without me knowing till I am in that awkward place.

I have been fortunate to play golf in many different countries and many different types of courses. All have one thing in common, the game can beat you up. You need to practice in order to get good at the game. Golf can be frustrating, exhilarating and rewarding.

This is a story about my family, friends, and me. It takes place on Mother’s Day weekend. It was not a great weekend for me or Alice. I thought Alice left me. I thought some friends would never speak to me again. There is much more that went sideways over this four day stretch that I leave to the podcast. I am not proud of it, but one positive has emerged. The Rubber Glove Story is a contributing factor to make me record my life’s quirky situations for my family to enjoy after I am gone.

This concludes season one. I hope you enjoyed something you heard. I would guess you have formed some type of an opinion about me. My ego is not necessarily a bad thing. I will get in trouble if I leave it unchecked. This is an attempt to let you peak deeper into my psyche. Be careful there is a lot to process.

I am a good husband, father, and man. How do I know? Alice makes me feel it. I don’t look for accolades or plaques on the wall. I feel it in my heart when I am with Alice or my family. Good is a feeling both for me and others around me.

Years ago, there came a time when Alice and Chuck just would not let me freeball. This was a huge transition for me. I had been freeballin for many years. Alice kinda liked it … I thought. Seems in reality freeballin was not something she preferred in a husband. Guessing it was all right to do when I was just a boyfriend.

I wanted to get this out of the way in the first season. I am odd. No surprise, right? You need to learn my hot buttons otherwise you will never know why I stopped talking to you. OK, some say it is a good thing that I stop hanging around. So, listen to the podcast to find out how to get rid of me in very short order.

I drink alcohol. When at a speaking engagement I need to be sober and alert, on time and composed. I am. But, after all my obligations are fulfilled, I can do anything I want. Most of the time me and my friends go out on the town to relax. It’s a thing with my group of traveling friends.

I have traveled for both work and pleasure for many years. Like any frequent traveler, odd things can happen inside and out at the airport. Just getting to the airport can cause various states of anxiety. Then, at the airport getting to the gate should be a simple task. You would think.

I travel many places for my work. I am a very organized person and plan my travel weeks in advance. As expected, things never go exactly as planned. This episode is just one of many business trips that when off the rails.

Today there is lots of info about society’s prescription drug problems and how to not get addicted. I try to be very careful when I use scripts to manage my chronic pain. I alternate days on and off. In my mind, this will keep me from being addicted to pain killers. In my mind. I wish I would have been off the scrips on the days of these episodes. Maybe?

A Valentine’s Day gift that would destroy many relationships.

Conference life is different than most people think. True, I travel to many different places in the world and am in cool cities to present my information. Most think I can just explore the area at my leisure like a vacation. In reality, I am working. I do not have time to do things one would do on a vacation. My schedule is booked morning till midnight.

I have had many jobs over the years. Currently I conduct plant-based research and travel doing speaking engagements on the subject matter. This was not always the case. I have had several jobs that were away from the public’s eye. I have honed my public speaking skills my entire life through these type jobs and just living life.

I have been around hunting ever since I can remember. It is a tradition. As a family unit we would take to the wilderness and hunt. We never missed the opening day. My brother, father and I bonded in many ways around the act of hunting. Even more so, we told storied about hunting all year long. It is part of me.

Can something good be passed on? I am a believer, yes it can. This is a memory of my father and his 1941 Willys Jeep. I had a harrowing experience when I was a small child with my dad, the Jeep and a pair of red canvas sneakers. Wow, the details I can remember from being a small boy, but I can’t remember to close the toilet seat lid. Just ask Alice.

Some families have holiday stories about puppies or Santa Clause. I want to introduce you to one of our holiday family stories. It so happens that this is also Buck’s fist experience (that he remembers) of my crazy life experiences. A father son sharing moment, teaching moment? Again, too much to believe.

I was raised in a very small town. Think Mayberry RFD. Some things happen for a reason no matter the population of where you live. Telling this has rekindled many emotions. Yes, I am a grown man and I still get teary eyed just thinking about this memory. I hope this makes you feel some deep and very happy emotions of your own.

I love life. I think this gets me into trouble. I need to learn when I am being hit on and when someone is flirting with me. It took several experiences for me to overcome this problem. Thankfully, I did learn how to cope with the situations.

Gambling is fun and I have been on several winning streaks. I have hit the state lottery and won thousands of dollars gambling over the years. Do I have a secret method? Sort of. It’s me, you know it is going to be weird. Hit the play button and find out.

I was a traveling salesman for a minute. Great job with lots of traveling, no surprises here, right? You know by now nothing is as simple as it may appear. Here are some select experiences from this time in my life. Take a listen as you may be surprised.

Is it rude to fart in public? This is debatable in my opinion. It is a bodily function common to most mammals. Sometimes you just have to let it fly so you don’t cramp up. The sound can be a embarrassing, but we all know the smell will cause most of the problems. Especially if it lingers for more than a minute or two. Today's episode will not entertain your sense of smell but hopefully it will cause you to stop and think.

This was a difficult episode to create. I love animals and the relationships I can have with them. Be advised, this is not for the faint of heart. It starts with one of my fondest memories of my family. Then I discuss how things went so wrong with my pet. It ends with a harrowing situation on a college campus.

Seems there are themes in my life. I know, the sequel is never as good as the original. I had to do another “It’s a slow burn” episode. There were just too many stories to have a single “slow burn” episode. Again I say, “I can’t believe anyone could be serious about all this falderal and it leads to a…misunderstanding”? Enjoy.

“It’s a slow burn” because this unusual incidence took time to develop and conclude. I can’t believe anyone could be serious about all this falderal and it leads to a…. misunderstanding?

Today’s episode theme is the parking lot. I know when booze is involved things can go a bit crazy. Here women are just downright mad at me. I do have witnesses that this is not my fault. Alice will not let me forget.

Fathering skills, the good and not so good. I will span a few years of my fathering skills. This starts out when I have only one son and I am just learning the ropes and ends when my sons are teenagers.

Similar crazy things happen to me in short periods of time. Just one of these events would be very hard to believe. So, this episode is only about one specific very odd situation. It was also a bit scary to me.

The funny things kids do? Some experiences at the mini golf course, returning gifts the day after Christmas and how things went wrong at a motel.

I have a problem with health care. How this strange stuff happens to me is unclear. This time I will tell you about my general doctor’s appointment, the first time I went to a chiropractor and a different kind of stress test.

This will introduce you to my life. My honeymoon was an experience (Lime Green), my brother-in-Law has issues with my phone skills (Stinger) and I have a twin that is a priest (Ouch).