guitar!! all this guitar in the big, big world

What’s that line in the old “the Band” song “Up on Cripple Creek”? The one where Levon sings something like, “I can’t take the way he sings, but I love to hear him talk”? This guy is kind of like … Continue reading

the place that no one knows about

Of course, people do know about this tree house. How else would they come for a visit? So you build something on public land…and eventually it’s discovered and in danger of being removed….not because it’s ugly….or damaging to the environment….or … Continue reading

Nate’s Up

  I get up so early. Early, early, early….trying to carve out some quiet time….a time of self-reflection and caffeination….a time when I can sit and, for a moment, nothing is going on around me. I’m hiding in my own … Continue reading

twenty-one

Twenty-one years ago, I stood waiting. I stood waiting at the front of the church….waiting with 3 of my best friends and my father….waiting for my soon-to-be  wife….my friend. Marrying. And then, she was with me and we were repeating the vows … Continue reading

I CONTACTED YOU AFTER A SERIOUS THOUGHT

I get a lot of spam. Email spam. I get spammed in my emails…..spammed heavy….spammed hard. I don’t know why. I’ve never figured it out. I’ll write them back….ask them not to contact me again….even send my name and address … Continue reading

spirit wrapper

One of my best friends sent me an article about “the end of race”. The end of race. Whew……finally. I get so sick of all this race stuff. If it’s not me noticing something, it’s me noticing somebody else noticing … Continue reading

you just don’t watch videos like this if you…

….if you don’t have to. I think that you start out watching the ones that are specific to your vehicle (regular Cherokee)….and then the ones for the other Jeeps trickle in and you sit and watch them, too. And it’s … Continue reading

I’m hungry.

We watched two movies yesterday. The kids had their wisdom teeth out on Friday…so this weekend has been one for rest and recuperation. It’s kind of nice when I can “piggyback” in on the “rest” stuff. I can rest along … Continue reading

Christmas Monkey

Nate said that I should do my blog post this morning about monkeys. “And a little child shall lead them….” I told him I’d do the post about monkeys….and I keep my promises. Here’s a Christmas video featuring some snow … Continue reading

out, out….darned toofs

The two oldest kids had all of their wisdom teeth removed this morning. “Removed” sounds so gentle…..more gentle than extracted….or even yanked out. They were put to sleep when they had their teeth removed. I was awake (twice) when I … Continue reading