Stent Man

Arrived at 6:40am Thursday, Sept. 3rd at Parkview Memorial Hospital, Cardiology Center for my heart catheterization. I honestly didn’t know what to expect. For one, I’ve never had one. Two, the internet is full of information that can and can’t be helpful. Most of them are outpatient, but there are instances where you have to […]

It’s gettin’ hot in herrr

It’s currently 88 degrees, and with the heat index it’s around 150. Okay, not that hot but it might as well be. Walking outside is like stepping into a microwave on high cooking a Hot Pocket. It’s the kind of heat that within two minutes your underwear is damp. 10 minutes they’re soaked. After 20 […]

Gloomy Monday

It was a great weekend. Saturday was pretty quiet, just did some grocery shopping, my wife and I got lunch, and we made taco pizza for dinner. Enjoyed a couple fall-ish beers and spun some records. We watched the movie Good Fortune with Keanu Reeves, Aziz Ansari, and Seth Rogan. It was a decent watch. […]

A Fine Weekend

We had a great weekend. This past weekend we celebrated my dad’s 80th birthday. It was a surprise party. Our original plan was to have a get together at my brother’s house, but the weather was calling for rain Saturday afternoon, so I decided instead we’d all just meet at one of our favorite Mexican […]

Pay Attention To The Man(or Woman) Behind the Curtain

That man or woman behind the curtain, is in fact, you. Or me. Or your uncle Frank or brother Steve. The wizard is behind the curtain according to Dorothy and her farm hands-turned scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly lion friends. But as Glenda the good witch shared with Dorothy at the end of The Wizard […]

Heart Check…Check…One Two, One Two

I go in tomorrow morning to the Cardiology Dept of Parkview Regional Medical Center and have my 2nd echocardiogram. The first was on on April 4th and revealed that my heart had lost 20% of it’s pumping capability thanks to unchecked hypertension, caused by both my lack of regular check-ups and an extremely stressful period […]

“music is my savior” : Record Labels That Kept Me Afloat…2018-2020

“Music is my saviorI was maimed by rock and rollI was maimed by rock and rollI was tamed by rock and rollI got my name from rock and roll” – Jeff Tweedy, Wilco from “Sunken Treasure” Those lyrics have been a mantra for me since the first time I heard Wilco’s Being There back in […]

Gloomy Friday

We’ve made it to another Friday. It’s the working persons favorite day of the week. That is, unless you work one of those 4 day on, 3 day off schedules, then I have no idea what your favorite day of the week is. It’s definitely mine, followed shortly by Saturday. Sunday? Debatable. We’ve been in […]

A Week In The Woods, Back To Work

Last week we spent in Brown County, Indiana, away from our jobs and everyday grinds and just hung out with our adult kids. We ate, we played pool, we walked a trail, we perused crafty shops, we laughed a lot, and we thoroughly enjoyed each others company. It was the vacation we’d been working towards […]

The Dogs In My Neighborhood

Ever since our middle child moved back home last August, a daily walk with her dog Celeste has become habit. And when I say daily, I mean several walks…daily. They’re good for us, and really good for Celeste. She’s a 60 lb Staffordshire terrier mix, so she’s got lots of energy to burn off. They’re […]