Heavy-hearted in the Midwest since 2011
This where those strange and funny things end up. Just because…
It was another tragic and infuriating weekend here in the US. If you saw the news you would have heard about a 37-year old VA nurse who was unarmed by ICE, then as he lay on the ground after a mob of these so called “law enforcement officers” beat him, pepper sprayed him, and then […]
Read More Bitter Cold EverywhereIt’s been a long week. The cross training continues at work, with my second week learning the many laborious facets of shipping. I’m done already with this crap, and there’s still more to be dumped upon me. My workmate of nearly 27 years told me he’s retiring May 1st. Said he can’t do this cross […]
Read More Long Week, Quiet Weekend, Another Throat Punch From Jack Frost, Another Brick In The WallJust a little reminder that we’re going thru a bit of a cold spell here in the Midwest. Supposed to last through the week. Currently in the pre-Dawn hours the windchill is making it feel in the negatives. This is not conducive to wanting to leave my bed, let alone my house. Yesterday I spent […]
Read More It’s Cold. Stay In. Drink Coffee. Make Art.Tony Williams was my first jazz drummer hero. I discovered him on Miles Davis’ Nefertiti, which was the first Miles Davis album I bought. I loved his nuanced playing; intricate and informed while still having a lot of power behind the set. When Nefertiti was released in 1967 Tony Williams was all of 22 years […]
Read More ‘Emergency!’ : The Tony Williams LifetimeJust when you think you’ve gotten past one major calamity, of course another decided to pop up and say “Hold my beer…”. What’s going on in the country that I call home is beyond the pale. Armed, masked weekend warriors pulling brown-skinned people off the streets and disappearing them is really bad. For one it’s […]
Read More Set The World AfireWell it didn’t take long to catch one of the many awful viruses that are floating around. Started the week out okay coming back from the holiday break, but by Monday evening I started feeling sore all over. Muscles in my chest and back felt like I’d been used as a punching back, and my […]
Read More Greetings From Planet FluHello all, we’re officially out of the holiday season and back to the grind. I’m not terribly excited about getting back to the grind, but what are you gonna do? Nothing, that’s it. It was a lovely time off. Seeing all the kids in one place was great. Christmas Eve, our oldest and their partner […]
Read More Songs From Dreams, New Year Here, And What Else Is New?We are at the last day of 2025. It wasn’t the worst year for me, but it most definitely pushed me to the brink a few times. I know there is no perfect year, but since 2021 there have been more calamities than joy. This year brought some health scares with my daughter, as well […]
Read More 2025…Smell Ya Later…2026…Be GentleMan, it’s been a whirlwind of a few days. From early last week’s series of surprise anxiety attacks, to finding out my grandma passed away Saturday, to an arctic blast of sub-zero temps. If there’s one thing I can say is that it’s not been a boring few days. Friday morning my brother had an […]
Read More Been A Minute…For the last five days I’ve been dealing with my good old friend anxiety. It started Thursday when I hurt some muscles in the middle of my back, which if you’ve had muscles between you shoulder blades get injured you know your whole upper torso hurts. Radiating from back to front, giving your brain something […]
Read More Hello Anxiety My Old Friend