Hey!! No Pressure!! (subtitled: Why the heck is Ray LaMontagne so consistently great? Is it genetics or just hard work? Is it something spiritual? What up with that?)

This is Ray LaMontagne from his latest “Ouroboros”. So good…..and a message that I needed….NO PRESSURE!! I can live with “no pressure”…..for sure. … Continue reading →

lukewarm water

It’s been hot here lately. It’s July….so that’s to be expected….but, still….it’s hot. Now, of course, if I went down to South Carolina or back to Georgia, I might know what “hot” really is. It’s comfortable up here in North … Continue reading →

too much rhubarb

They’re wrapping up the new septic system, installing switches and alarms and conduit and covering up runs of “easy lay”….making it into something we’ll hardly notice when it’s done, taking care of the really important details like where the water … Continue reading →

The Important Places

  The Important Places Child of Mine, come as you grow in youth you will learn the secret places the cave behind the waterfall the arms of the oak that hold you high the stars so near on a desert … Continue reading →

Walt

Walt. A different Walt. He doesn’t have anything to do with mice or Magic Kingdoms. I go to a restaurant and order water because it’s free. Because something is free, I forget its value sometimes. Sometimes, things only have value … Continue reading →

throw away the teevee, eat a lot of peaches

I pulled this off of Stumbleupon….I don’t know who to credit. Good grief….it’s so easy to feel good. It’s no harder to feel good than it is to feel bad….but, somehow, doing the things we do to feel bad seemĀ easier. … Continue reading →

vans burn

Fun hogs with a major fire. That’s stressful. It’s stressful to have your ride burst into flame. VW Buses are notorious for being able to burn very well. In fact, it seems like I remember hearing that the block would … Continue reading →