all my relatives

Does he say, “Slicky roads” in this video?   It’s cold here this morning. 5 degrees. Fahrenheit. That’s pretty cold for here. I think that it’s the wind chill that really makes it feel chilly, though. If 5 degrees wasn’t … Continue reading

my friends give me some money

I got a number of emails this morning that told me that a bunch of money had been deposited in my name all over the world. It felt like my lucky day. It’s happened before….. I get emails all the time … Continue reading

it needs a battery

I have a guitar that I bought pretty cheap at the pawn shop that was having some problems. I stopped playing it (badly and loudly) because it just didn’t sound right anymore. I thought there was something wrong with the … Continue reading

hello, GROOVY PEOPLE!!

My friend, John, had tickets for a concert when we were in High School. His sister gave him the tickets….and he asked me if I wanted to go. The concert was in a big church. The church had a stage … Continue reading

my adventurous life

I guess that a trip that doesn’t become an adventure is just a trip. Maybe you can’t plan an adventure? I don’t really know. I think an adventure comes out of mistakes….the real adventure doesn’t start until something starts to … Continue reading

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZzNu40n3XA If you build big, you build big because you have some stuff that needs a place to land. (Either that….or you really need a monument to achievement….some marker to say, “SEE!! The neighborhood!! The view!! The TAXES!! …..AND, maybe, … Continue reading

sometimes….the good guy wins

James Taylor posted this video on his page sometime late last year. James Taylor is one of my friends….or maybe I just “like” him. I don’t remember how all this Facebook stuff went down….all I know is that from time … Continue reading

I’ll do.

The easiest thing in the world ….the very easiest, no sweat, accomplishable task….that I can think of is to talk about what I plan to do. How cool is it that January 1st is kind of a traditional day for big … Continue reading

another year

OK….here’s the plan. I’ll get up early….by about an hour….earlier than usual…”4″ instead of “5”….get a little bit of a jump start on the day…..and then when the ball drops later tonight….when the year is tripping over into tomorrow….I’ll be … Continue reading

checking the things that are already fixed

You can drive a car when everything’s not right with it. It’s a big “system”….there’s a lot going on….a lot of minor details that, when things are working right, will make it more pleasant….or less noisy….or safer…but the car will … Continue reading