Hot Rod Thompson

Kids love technology, right? At least my kids do. Every night when I get home, it's a fight between my boys on who gets to use mom's phone to play a game that they've all grown attached to. What happens to cells phones when we use them nonstop...

I love doing karaoke. As a matter of fact I go out and do it whenever I can, which isn't too often these days with five kids. I've seen a lot happen during karaoke, but this is beyond crazy to me. The DeBary, Florida police arrested Joshua Fort for attacking a karaoke DJ at a bar...

It's no surprise. We live in a selfie driven world. One stroll through Facebook will have you swamped with selfies from around the world. In fact, it seems to be difficult to walk through Walmart without seeing someone posing with their camera...

Recently I was on air talking about a concoction of food that my son thought would be amazing. After he made his peanut butter and onion sandwich, he took one bite and quickly realized his horrible mistake. Apparently he isn't the only one...

To me there are few things more annoying than walking into a bathroom right after someone has done there "special business" and the smell is enough to knock you over. I know we all have to do our thing, but when there is a spray can available, why not use it...

Our smartphones have just about everything. They're obviously not just a phone anymore. I remember buying disposable cameras to take to concerts and family events so I could capture the moments. Now, I have it all on my phone and can upload it to Dropbox, Facebook and Twitter with the touch of my screen...

It seems we all are addicted to something. Whether it be cigarettes, alcohol, drugs, food or whatever. It can be very difficult to get over something that has become so embedded in our lives. I know this. I have an addictive personality...

We have a lot to be thankful for in this nation of ours. We have so many freedoms that many others do not. One of those freedoms is the ability to load up the family, find a fishing hole and drop a line. This is something that I have enjoyed since a I was a small kid and something that my children now look forward to...

Yep, I am still a kid at heart. I love to sit down with my kids and watch cartoons. In fact, I get just as much fun out of them as they do. I attribute this to my childhood. When I was a kid, we had three TV channels at my house and the only time to watch cartoons was on Saturday morning...

Early this morning, 3:31 a.m., I wake up with the thought of being thirsty. I get up, walk towards the kitchen to get myself a glass of water and that's when it happened. The pain, oh, the pain. I screamed, waking the whole house. "What is wrong...

As we grow into adults and get into our hustle and bustle of work life, it's easy to for us to forget our carefree, fun-loving life we had as a kid. I forgot how much I had given up until this last weekend. My oldest son came to me Sunday and asked if I would like to play football with him in the back yard...

There was a candy my wife and I had as kids that we loved, but growing into adulthood they seemed to just disappear. Over time we just kind of forgot about them until we went into Candy Town USA on the West End and were reminded of what we had lost...