a long, strange trip…

Only two more days of my great week away from the land of clock punching and spinal implants. I have to say that this was exactly what I needed. My goal was to completely forget about that place I call “work” and just de-compress for a week with my kids. No big trips…no time schedules […]

Happy Fourth of July

….or for my friends not in the lower 48, Happy Thursday! For those of us that are in the lower 48, today’s the one day of the year where grilling your food over an open flame is mandatory and every man, woman, and child must light at least one fuse that is attached to some […]

Vacation in the Land of Corn

Yes, you read that right folks. Jhubner73 is on vacation. No more clocking in, driving fork lifts, answering doors, listening to pig-faced rats tell me what to do on a daily basis. No sir. I’m free. Free at last to sleep in. Free at last to walk around in my boxers till 11am. Free at […]

A Quick One…

I couldn’t tell you the last time I had a glass of Nestle Quick. Well, I can tell you now. It was 10 minutes ago. But before that it was years and years back. I have a little history with Nestle Quick. You see, my grandpa Jack was a salesman for Nestle. He supplied all […]

Fathers Day

It’s hard to believe we’re already at Fathers Day this year. 2013 is nearly to the halfway point. Three or so weeks left till the Fourth of July and a month or so of people celebrating their independence by intruding on my sleep by shooting firecrackers till the wee hours of the morning. Man, that […]

1996-2013…and counting

It was 17 years ago today that my wife and I exchanged vows in an overly hot community building overlooking the sort of pretty Winona Lake, in the even less sort of pretty Winona Lake, IN. We were married by a Justice of the Peace. She was a very nice lady. I can’t recall her […]

Video Nasties Make Audio Lovlies

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about certain things in my childhood that influenced my tastes as an adult. My parents making homemade pizza on Saturday nights definitely followed me up to adulthood(except we usually have pizza during the week). Growing up listening to music all the time. There was always a record spinning when […]

Something For A Monday Evening

I was going to post these Friday night, then Saturday afternoon, then…well, then I just didn’t. So here’s some stuff for a Monday evening. Come on in, you’re getting soaked. Friday my wife dropped our oldest daughter off at Band Camp and headed over to St. Anne’s annual garage sale(during the holidays they sell the […]

Achtung!! Kraftwerk and the Wayward Music Lover

I’m not sure if it’s the season or what, but new music isn’t really hitting my ear like I’d want it to. Nothing new has been tickling my fancy. The new Boards of Canada will be coming out next week and I’m very much anticipating its arrival on my front stoop. I also ordered Thieves […]

Just Another Monday

Well, not really. It’s the first Monday of summer break. It’s the sweetest “sleeping in” a kid has in their childhood. That first full week of summer break and that first Monday where you don’t need to wake up to an alarm clock or a parent saying “Get up, dammit! You’re gonna be late!! It’s […]