Author: Buddy

I'm in my 60's and finally feel comfortable about myself, what I've accomplished, and where I'm headed. I'm relieved I have an outlet for a release of my own pent-up thoughts. All my life, thoughts have circled in my head with no direction of what to do with them. This space gives me a place to park them and move on.
  • Vacation Changes Needed

    It’s been a bit since I wrote last. We have been travelling and spending the holiday season with our kids in two different states. We’ve been driving because we have stuff to deliver, but I’m looking forward to the day of flying and being picked up. Driving 1500 miles one-way is starting to take it’s…

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    Klutz or Age?

    Doesn’t really matter, they both suck. I know I can blame most of my occasional wobbliness and balance issues on my back surgeries. It doesn’t rear its ugly head often, but when it does, it comes in a way that I am either embarrassed or irritated at myself. I haven’t fallen in a long time,…

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    Some Thoughts

    I, like so many others, are stumped by the election of Trump. I’ve had a steady diet of talk shows utterly repulsed by his actions, speech, and overall lack of class. You would think this country would have avoided him like the plague and in some respects they did. If you look at the overall…

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    Guides to Life

    Throughout life, I have had a love/hate relationship with inspirational and motivational posters, statements, and guides. I felt strong enough about it that I wrote my own rules to live by and included it in my book. In fact, I dedicated a whole chapter to it with lots of background to why and in some…

  • Pain

    I was thinking the last couple of mornings, when was the last time I had no pain? Would it ever be possible that it isn’t something I wake with, take a first step with, bend with, reach with, and even sit with? It has become such a pervasive aspect of my life that, at times,…

  • Forty-Three Days

    We are now forty-three days from November fifth and the vote that could change the world, forever, via change for inclusion or change to reverting to some past perceived normalcy. I get that this statement is exactly what most Americans are feeling, but seemingly so many are wanting change and are willing to risk our…

  • What If…?

    I think the most recurring question throughout my life has been what if? What if, is another way of questioning whether you’ve really met your full potential. I don’t care what it is, did I really do everything I could to reach the best I could be? Of course, there are many things I did…