OK….the power didn’t go out….so we still have internet and satellite and refrigeration and water and….what else? I’m so thankful for power. It makes it so easy with the kids with the power on. What would we do if we … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2016
I’m a pessimist. When Duke Power warns me in an email that winter storms are hard…and that I should charge all my devices and stay away from sagging power lines, I wonder if they don’t expect me to be in … Continue reading
OK….just got the call. I don’t have to go to work. They decided that it was too dangerous. My Bad. All that talk about how the USPS doesn’t care….how they don’t want me to be safe….no matter how many safety … Continue reading
At work, they give us “safety talks” ….to keep us safe. They tell us things like, “ice is slippery” or “don’t walk up stairs if they’re icy”. We listen….and then we initial the sheet to show that we internalized every … Continue reading
I got up really early today….after going to bed really early the night before. The power went out yesterday after a light dusting of snow. Someone must have hit a pole because the weather wasn’t the kind that would cause … Continue reading
Here’s a video of a bunch of folks running around out in Colorado. That’s putting it lightly. And….here’s the answer to the Bizarro question “how you gonna keep them down on the farm….after they’ve seen Pareeeeeeeeeee”. My wife grew up … Continue reading
I had a dream last night that the pond was filling up with water again. The property looked like a park….beautiful and green….and the pond had a clean, sandy bottom…..great for swimming….great for anything, really. The water was coming up…..and … Continue reading
I’ll never know what it must have been like. I don’t have any battles to fight like that. I don’t really have anything to “overcome” ….or to change in my life. The changes that I might want to make are changes … Continue reading
Checking Craigslist for guitars this morning. Again. That’s just about nuts. Another guitar is something that I don’t need….it’s just a weird habit. I guess I think I’ll see something amazing and cheap….and have the time and money to go … Continue reading
This is a picture that my daughter took from the window of our Dodge Caravan…..cruising down the highway at 70 miles an hour….out West….out West….out West. “From the window”….. Out the window….. What was I doing when she was taking the … Continue reading