Brown County Hiking Trip Day Two : Brown County State Park and the Trail of Tears

Day two of the fellas hiking trip started out grand. Woke at 6 am and had western omelettes, toast, and a couple mugs of cafe bustello Espresso roast. By 8:30 am we were on the road to Brown County State Park. It was only 5 minutes from the cabin, so in moments we were hitting […]

Hiking Trip Part One : McCormick’s Creek State Park

Day one of the fellas hiking trip was a success. Left the house at 7:30 am and started heading south to Brown County, Indiana. Slow going due to two middle-aged men who drank too much coffee , so after a couple bathroom stops we were on our way. We hit McCormick’s Creek State Park right […]

Good Old Anxiety

It’d been quite a long time since anxiety decided to rear its ugly head and give me a good mental lashing, but yesterday was my (un)lucky day. My work partner was off yesterday, so it was just me. We’d already been hit hard on Friday with two or three days worth of work easy, so […]

While My Guitar Gently Sleeps

I’ve got the bug again. For a very long time the urge to write songs has sat dormant in me. I don’t know at what point I decided songwriting wasn’t my main artistic outlet, but it happened. I’d probably say around 2015. That was right after the last full album of songs I’d put out. […]

Weekend, Vacation, and Life’s Little Kicks To The Nuts

The weekend started out rocky. Found out Thursday that my dad is going to have to have a total hip replacement. After being in constant pain for what feels like a very long time, he went to the Ortho walk-in clinic in town to get looked at. He’s been having pain running down his right […]

Dog Tired On Hump Day

Currently on day three of not much sleep. The dog for the past three nights has had little to no interest in staying in bed when we go to sleep. He’ll hover for a minute or two, then jump down and go to the bedroom door and scratch as if he wants to go out. […]

The Fourth

I’ve never cared for the whole blowing shit up aspect of the Fourth of July. The smell of sulfer, potassium nitrate, and charcoal wafting in the air like poison fog as drunk weekend warriors dig into their grab bag of legal explosives and giggle like overgrown baby ogres. Your burgers are burning, moron. Listen, I […]

Every Breath You Take…I’ll Be Choking You

The last two days here in Northeast Indiana have been low air quality. How low, you ask? Well, a normal AQI number around here is 45-50. That is Good to Moderate. We have a lot of allergens in the air around here; from mold spores to pollen to just people having burn piles. But despite […]

The Weekend, Work Wear, And We’re Not The Party Animals We Used To Be

It’s been a long week. There were a couple days at work where we struggled to be busy for even half the day. Now I’m not opposed to slacking off for a day and getting paid to sit at my desk, read up on world news online, and wait for someone to ring the door […]

Nothing Like A Good Hang

I think I really do underestimate the power of a really good hang. I’ve become a much more solitary creature as I’ve gotten older, so much so that the idea of being social gives me anxiety. The preparation, the anticipation, and the fear of how do I remain interested talking for more than a 30 […]