hallelujah, I’m running slow

This is why I run in the dark. I’m less than a week into my renewed attempt to run again. I’m slow…but I don’t stop. That could be the title of a really great autobiography… “I’m slow…but I don’t stop.” … Continue reading

banging on it all day long

We went up to Asheville last night to pick our daughter up at school. This was the middle of one of her PE classes…something about “rhythmic aerobics”. Kidding…this is the drum circle that goes on in Asheville every Friday night … Continue reading

something to ask your insurance agent about

I believe that ignorance really must be bliss. It seems like the more I learn about, the more things I can add to my arsenal of “maybe I should worry about that?” lists. Now here’s a video of a sinkhole … Continue reading

third day pain

What a dramatic title. Makes what I do sound so much more mythic and “trial” like. Actually, it’s more like “third day discomfort” than any real pain. I try and pay attention to my body a little more than I … Continue reading

the full-on original freak out

My youngest son went with my wife and older son to the library the other day. They go and pick out the week’s worth of books and just kind of hang out for a while. It’s a fun trip. When … Continue reading

rain and the postman

                                My kids enjoy playing a game called Harvest Moon. It’s a game, from the little I’ve seen of it, where you set up a … Continue reading

security light

We have a new neighbor. He’s developing a piece of land across the street from us. One of the first things he did was put up a big fence around the perimeter of his property. One of the things that … Continue reading