“the enamored contemplation of quality…” That was the last line of a dream I was having before I woke up (late) this morning. In my dreams, I must be kind of a wordy blowhard…but only in my dreams. When I … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2013
A parent’s goal is to make things better for their family. At least, I think that’s what a parent’s goal should be. I changed out the starter for the fourth time in the little Toyota truck my daughter drives … Continue reading
We live a little ways out in the country. Usually, when someone makes it out this far, they have a reason for being here. So, when a guy with tattoos all up and down his arms knocked at our door … Continue reading
I called a guy who does tree work about getting a load of logs yesterday. He’s going to bring it this morning…a tandem load of oak logs that I can cut up for firewood. That is a lot of wood. … Continue reading
“With a head as full of nothing as a head could be!” That sounds like the perfect jingle for an amazing undeveloped product. I wish I could think of something to pump out into the marketplace. We’d all be RICH. … Continue reading
When did good music from “my era” become classic rock? When did I have a time that I could call “my era” develop? How did that happen? I was listening to some good music (ie classic rock) the other day….and … Continue reading
I don’t know how smart a chicken is. If you watch them for a while, you have to come to the conclusion that a chicken is a pretty stupid animal. They don’t seem to give much thought to anything except … Continue reading
While I was getting my morning started…boiling some water for the french press, grinding the coffee, making a peanut butter sandwich for later, packing my banana, filling my water bottle…doing the same things I do every morning in the same … Continue reading
What I think about when I drive around delivering the mail is so random that sometimes I can’t believe it. Of course, the main topic of conversation inside my head is the accurate delivery of the mail. That goes without … Continue reading
” I’d like to see that tree you wrote about sometime.” My wife was talking to me about a tree that I’d written a blog post about a couple of days earlier. I’d made a big deal out of this … Continue reading