Arik Housley 
There are many times in life when connections we never expect come into our lives. Most of us know where we were on September 11, 2001. For me, I was working at my store Ranch Market in Yountville, California when my mom called to tell me a plane had hit one of the towers. I … Read more
We’ve all been there, you see that person that just lost a loved one, lost a job, lost a pet. We don’t need to rank these or assume that these losses don’t have merit to bring some sort of grief or sadness. At the same time, how we communicate with/from others matters. I’ve been that … Read more
The phone rang at 12:36 a.m. on November 8, 2018 and my life changed forever. When I am unknown, whether at an airport, a business meeting or a soccer conference, sometimes it can be nice. Yet it is those new found conversations with people that can sometimes throw them for a loop. Imagine standing at … Read more
Twelve months prior to my daughter Alaina’s murder, I was standing in front of a close friends house at a candlelight vigil. My friend Daryl, his son Joe, his brother and law and his nephew were all killed in a DUI accident in Northern California, where a drunk driver entered highway 80 and hit their … Read more
