Kids and Adults and Itchy Dogs, Oh My!

It’s been an interesting couple weeks. Interesting as in sometimes not so great and sometimes just it is what it is. A couple weekends ago my good friend and nearly quarter century work pal had a get-together at his place. It was a celebration of the fact that he is officially cancer-free. He spent January […]

“There Must Be Some Misunderstanding” : Growing Up With Phil And Genesis

There were a select group of artists that I grew up with. Not artists that I was a fan of and bought their albums necessarily, but more so were hoisted upon my ears via radio waves; Casey Kasem’s Top 40 Countdown, 80s FM chart toppers, school bus rides to middle school, and extended drives with […]

Hot Wheels, Reminiscing, And Memories In Boxes

I was buzzing thru the grocery store yesterday, doing the Wednesday afternoon post-work routine of buying groceries for the week. At the end of one of the freezer aisles Kroger had put a bin full of Matchbox ‘Hot Wheels’ cars. It seemed kind of out of place at Kroger. I could see it at Walmart […]

Lost In The Woods : Brown County In Summation

For 48 hours one of my best pals and I spent a weekend in Central Indiana among trees, secluded cabins, tourists, bikers, hikers, joggers, and a cast of quirky characters. We rented a place outside of Nashville so we could spend our days hiking trails in two state parks, and our nights chilling out at […]

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. […]