Sometime last summer, in the aftermath of the loss of my Mom and then my Dad moving in with us (unofficially), I had a “wild hair” to paint our back porch. The stain and water treatment had worn off the wood pretty badly, and we weren’t going to get many more years of service out […]
My desire to write is so confusing. I love to read what people have written, and I often find myself wishing that I could construct sentences as well as others, that I could tell a story with the neat little tricks that they use to hold attention, and so forth. Basically, I would like to […]
What is one question you hate to be asked? Explain. I despise being pressed into a timeline when I don’t have many facts about what I’m being asked to do. It’s really bad when I’m being asked how long a task will take for someone else to do. Usually, the question is well-intentioned. The person […]
I’m sorry, but this is literally the best band on the planet right now, all genres included. Incredible musicians.
Monday afternoon, March 6, 2023, the small town that my family calls home, Canton, NC, learned the devastating news that the paper mill, around which the town was built around 120 years ago, will be closing in 3 months or less. Absolutely devastating to this small town. The local high school football and basketball teams […]
Such a wonderful sport, tennis. It’s been a lifelong love for me. It’s often been lonely, tho, because there are difficulties about finding tennis partners. So I’ve practiced alone, a LOT. I’m grateful for any time I get to grab a racket with anybody who enjoys the game.
I’m not an authority on depression. I’m not a doctor of anything. Nothing I say should be regarding as having any true scientific authority. Christians are typically afraid of things referred to as "meditation". Christians are definitely afraid of things with the title "yoga". Especially pants. A subtle part of Christian thinking is that "thoughts" […]
Basically, I overthink. Everything. This tendency has always interfered with "blogging". That, combined with the fact that "bloggers" were mocked so thoroughly. That was "then", tho. Now, I still overthink, and bloggers are as obscure as masks in a redneck community. (Question, is it safe to blog about the fact that I saw my first […]
I really don’t think that many people, if anybody, will ever read this blog. That said, I enjoy "blog style" writing. The idea of not writing to anyone in particular, to me, is somewhat invigorating and helpful. Sometimes, it leads to over-explaining, but it helps me to have an audience, even if they’re rather invisible […]
Buster Custard 