Never underestimate yourself. As the old saying goes, it ain't the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of fight in the dog. You are not powerless, as long as you have the will to persevere. #messagetoourkids #alwasyloving #aĺwaysgrowing #lifelessons

"No plan survives first contact" It is always best to have a plan, but at the same time, it's also good to have a plan when that one fails. Never plan to fail but more importantly, never fail to plan. #alwasyloving #lifelessons #dailymessages #cocktailandtabletalk #messagetoourkids #alwaysgrowing

Tener miedo de las chanclas. You never to old to get that sandal upside the head! Raise your kids to know that they are life long learnings, make them realize that they will never stop learning and never stop growing. It also helps that they still fear that shoe even when they think they grown!!!#messagetoourkids #alwayslearning #alwasyloving

We are back for Season 5! Season 4 honestly was not our best year, but we all have our ups and downs, but we must push on!

This season we have lined up some really great shows. We’ve lined up some funny, interesting and much smarter people to talk with rather than ourselves. We’ll talk physical and mental health, retirement planning, and what we are planning for the backyard next summer, as well as more insights to the hectic, chaotic but loving Tomlinson home. 

We begin with a new series that we like to call Messages To Our Kids. Our kids are grown and out the house- save for one and our soon to be gran….oh yeah…thats news to that we will get into later…but sometimes they are  older than all of us. 

These are short messages of motivation, encouragement, love, guidance and witty insights that we have learned along the way. We hope you enjoy them as much as we enjoy thinking of them and telling our kids. If you find them useful please use them as well. Never stop learning and always be mindful. So buckle up buttercups get the bottles ready and hold on for Season 5 of Cocktails and TableTalk!

Episode 1 of our my new show Grey and Grounded, where we talk to men 50 and over..about being 50 and over.  We talk family, friends, faith, money and more all in about 20 minutes. In our first episode we get jump right in and discuss how it is to be 50, our mentality, our changes, what is happening to our bodies and mind, and the things that help me cope with the constant change. Join me as we jump (carefully) into 50 talk.

For this coffee break, we briefly talk about making "it" happen. Whatever it is, a dream you have, a goal, that business you wanted to start, the marathon you want to run, or even that recipe you always wanted to try and make. We immediately fail when we don't even try. 

Attack the morning and win the day! My daily mantra. Our mindset plays a huge role in our behavior. Get your mind right.

Robert Smalls was born a slave in 1839, in Beaufort, South Carolina. During the Civil War in 1861, Robert Smalls was part of the enslaved crew on a ship called the Planter, operating in Charleston Harbor. The owners of the ship contracted the vessel out to the Confederate army as a transport ship, and Smalls found himself as a pilot on board the ship. In early 1862, the Confederacy had achieved numerous battlefield victories, and it seemed as if the quest to create an independent slaveholders’ republic might succeed. Robert Smalls decided not to wait and find out. He devised a plan to free not only himself, but his family as well.

Bass Reeves (July 1838 – January 12, 1910) was an American law enforcement official, historically noted as the first black deputy U.S. Marshall west of the Mississippi River. He worked mostly in Arkansas and the Oklahoma Territory During his long career, he recorded over 3,000 arrests of dangerous fugitives and shot and killed 14 of them in self-defense

Still, in high school and two years before going to the university of Iowa, she discovered a new use for beet juice that could improve health care in developing countries. She went on to develop surgical sutures that change from bright red to grayish-purple when a patient’s skin is infected. She conducted research for a year to develop this potentially life-saving invention.