Wayward Son Vox 2008-04-11T02:48:32Z Wayward Son http://waywardson.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00c2252a6d8b549d/ Masquerading as a man with a reason. Customer service. tag:vox.com,2008-04-11:asset-6a00c2252a6d8b549d00e398ef01bf0005 2008-04-11T02:31:40Z 2008-04-11T02:48:32Z Wayward Son http://waywardson.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Customer Satisfaction

One of the many perks of being a human resources professional is all of the training and certifications you can receive. Learning and development is one of my favorite categories underneath the HR umbrella (L&D and recruiting at the top, benefit...

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]]> VICTORY! tag:vox.com,2008-04-08:asset-6a00c2252a6d8b549d00f48cec68a70002 2008-04-08T03:58:44Z 2008-04-08T04:25:29Z Wayward Son http://waywardson.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Jayhawk

Who da man? Who da man? The fat lady sang, and Kansas beat Memphis 75-68 to win the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship. Woo hoo! Those are my boys! (Dear friends, I'm warning you now... I will be obnoxious for at least the next week.)

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]]> Beak 'em Hawks! tag:vox.com,2008-04-06:asset-6a00c2252a6d8b549d00e398ed79ab0004 2008-04-06T17:32:49Z 2008-04-06T17:58:25Z Wayward Son http://waywardson.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Jayhawk University of Kansas Fight Song

Take that! That's right, on Saturday evening the University of Kansas men's basketball team beat the University of North Carolina in the Final Four. Monday night, they play in the championship game against Memphis. To all the UCLA Bruins out t...

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]]> Our house is a very very very fine house. tag:vox.com,2008-04-05:asset-6a00c2252a6d8b549d00e398ed34cc0005 2008-04-05T18:23:01Z 2008-04-05T23:44:50Z Wayward Son http://waywardson.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

The Phi Delt House

This week, the Kansas Epsilon Chapter of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity (Emporia State) celebrates it's 40th Anniversary during the annual White Carnation Formal (Founder's Day). It's not just any celebration. Oh no! The festivities include the de...

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]]> Mayberry USA? tag:vox.com,2008-03-15:asset-6a00c2252a6d8b549d00f48ce496230002 2008-03-15T18:44:10Z 2008-03-15T18:50:22Z Wayward Son http://waywardson.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Welcome to Star, North Carolina

My brother Stephen arrived, with U-Haul trailer in tote, in his new home of Star, North Carolina on Friday evening... sight unseen. This morning, I opened my email to find a short note from him; "Star! Where in the hell did I move to?" The fol...

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]]> Here we go, Jayhawks, here we go! tag:vox.com,2008-03-14:asset-6a00c2252a6d8b549d00f48d02d1970001 2008-03-14T02:05:11Z 2008-03-19T11:47:15Z Wayward Son http://waywardson.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas (KU)

And now, on to a story that sheds a more favorable light on the State of Kansas... It has been exactly twenty years since Danny Manning and the Kansas Jayhawks won the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. I remember that night in March 1988 very we...

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]]> Only in Kansas. tag:vox.com,2008-03-14:asset-6a00c2252a6d8b549d00f48ce4122b0002 2008-03-14T01:49:44Z 2008-03-19T11:46:03Z Wayward Son http://waywardson.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Toilet (a.k.a. Porcelain Buick)

Only from Kansas, do stories of the weird and wild make national headlines. Most of the citizens of the Sunflower State are of sound mind. It's an unfortunate curse, but as soon as a story involving trailer parks, tornadoes or, in this case, a ...

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]]> North Carolina or bust. tag:vox.com,2008-03-04:asset-6a00c2252a6d8b549d00e398e28c0a0005 2008-03-04T04:38:49Z 2008-03-04T04:38:49Z Wayward Son http://waywardson.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Stevo_soiree

My "little brother" Stephen, the artist, not to be confused with our "baby brother" Marc (the youngest of the three Protheroe boys), is moving from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Star, North Carolina in two weeks for a job opportunity that he cannot ...

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]]> Daytona 500. tag:vox.com,2008-02-17:asset-6a00c2252a6d8b549d00e398dda1440005 2008-02-17T19:48:45Z 2008-02-18T13:49:17Z Wayward Son http://waywardson.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Clint Bowyer

You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy. For all the grief I give small-town folk for having a love affair with NASCAR, today I've reverted back to my old ways to watch with fanfair the 50th Daytona ...

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]]> The American Moderator. tag:vox.com,2008-02-13:asset-6a00c2252a6d8b549d00e398dc169a0004 2008-02-13T03:33:45Z 2008-02-13T17:34:01Z Wayward Son http://waywardson.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

William Allen White White and Roosevelt Red Rocks

I have to give thanks to my friend Cheryl at Flyover People for reminding me of a very important anniversary that passed on Sunday; the birthday of William Allen White. WAW turned 140 years old. William Allen Who? William Allen White, my perso...

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