Beater

We bought the “blue beast” in the summer of 2004. Well actually, we leased it in the summer of 2004. The year before we’d traded in my wife’s 1994 Nissan Maxima for a 5-speed manual 2003 Honda Civic. We had two daughters, 3 and barely 3 months old, and were ready to trade up to […]

The Hubners And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year

There are days when I just want to yell at the universe, “Give me a break!” A series of events take place that snowball into a dumpster fire of epic proportions, leaving you to put out that dumpster fire before your life is overtaken by burning trash. That’s sort of how I feel about the […]

Been A Minute…

Hey all. Sorry for the absence. It’s that time of year where I put in some vacation time and unplug, spending my time off recording music, painting, watching movies, and spinning records. Also, just attempting to rid my brain of all the toxic waste that’s left in my head thanks to working for a giant […]

Halloween Week

There’s something about Halloween that has always felt sacred to me. Of course being a kid and going door to door getting candy from neighbors and strangers alike was pretty magical. So was heading out with a friend or siblings and that feeling of ghoulish camaraderie as you all huddled in a group, fighting off […]

Really Feeling Time Pass Lately

I’ve really been feeling that creaking of time. How it slips through the cracks, slips out the window in the middle of the night, and generally leaves without saying goodbye. One minute I was kind of struggling to stay afloat with three little kids in the evenings while my wife worked second shift; cooking, cleaning, […]

Welcome To The Future…And The Past : A Curmudgeon’s Weekend

It’s been a pretty solid weekend. Honestly, the last two or three weekends have been what I would call solid time spent outside of work. Lots of record spinning, lots of walks, quality time with my wife…I guess what I’m saying is I can’t complain. But knowing me I will soon stumble upon some reason […]

The Big Catch-up : Records, Beers, ER Visits And Cats Oh My!

Hey ho. It’s been a couple weeks since I’ve done a check in here. Not that I haven’t been posting, as I have been listening to and reviewing quite a few albums as of late. I just haven’t sat down to catch you all up on what’s going on in my world. Well buckle in, […]

Post-American Dream

I’m finding it incredibly hard to believe we’re already in August. This year has been moving at an incredibly fast pace. Seems like it was just February, while March through June was merely a blur in the rear view. We’re already nearly a month past our July trip to Colorado. A couple weeks ago we […]

Long Weekend…28th Wedding Anniversay…Father’s Day

At the last minute last Thursday I decided I was going to take Friday off. It wasn’t like I had any plans, it just hit me that I needed to take a 3-day weekend. Not much going on at work, and my son and his girlfriend were leaving at 7am Friday morning for Tennessee for […]

Watch For Deer, Hello Anxiety My Old Friend, Rocky Mountain Way

A couple weeks ago my wife was heading home in the evening after going to our daughter’s place when a deer ran out in front of her. The deer took off, but left some hair and some damage on the right front hood, grill, and fender. It could have been a hell of a lot […]