Rex Hunter's (otownsuperhero) Blog

"Man Rex, you use a lot of lyrics from songs in your stories." one of my friends mentioned the other day.It's funny how the mind works.  I'll hear a conversation or read a book and think "That reminds me of a song."  I imagine that most lyrics come from a life experience of the songwriter.  I kno...

In My Heart And In My Hand, Why Don't People Understand - Weird Science John F. Kennedy in a speech given at Rice University in September of 1962 encouraged Americans to do better, to be better in his words:"We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other...

In My Heart And In My Hand, Why Don't People Understand - Weird Science John F. Kennedy in a speech given at Rice University in September of 1962 encouraged Americans to do better, to be better in his words:"We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other...

In our fast-paced lives seldom do we take a moment to reflect on how far we have come.The past two years I have been changing the way I approach my personal life and my business life. Thanks to a group of like-minded entrepreneurs of Impact Venture Capitalists. These Spartans pull me forward, lea...

I've Got A Whale Of A Tale To Tell You Lads - 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea 1954Dale was one of those carefree adventurous spirits who happen to believe he was the best sailor ever. Dale also had the ability to convince me that his adventures would always turn out to be great fun, which they seldo...

My face is contorted looking like a space alien is coming out of my chest. Under my breath, I verbally push myself to get one more bench press. "Come on, come on, just one more, one more."Nope, I've gone to failure on my last rep of the third set. "Good work," I quietly say to myself as I wipe do...

Never would I have thought a glass of water would have cost so much, but it did.Sunday morning and I am sticking to my daily routine. Turn on the coffee pot, start my reading for the day while the coffee brews and then figure out what my story for the day will be.As the coffee finishes brewing I ...

"Dad, I feel like I'm falling behind," my son Matthew says over the phone from his apartment in Jacksonville."You're doing fine, son," I say in my most confident voice,"You've been through a lot and you are in a good place right now. Good job, nice apartment, a gal that realizes you are special. ...

 "You look great!  What's your secret?" Mick asks me as we pass each other in the hall in our corporate headquarters.  Mick hadn't seen me since May of this year and the change in my body is noticeable to him.It really is a process.  The book The 1% Rule by Tommy Baker has a code that can be appl...

Life's Simple Pleasures Are The Best - Bobby McFerrinI look around the restaurant at the other couples who have the same expression on their face.  They must be having the same experience as Kathie and I.   It's two-thousand and something a Thursday date night and things are not going as planned....