Growing up, I guess until the age of 45, I never thought the tropics were something I would love. Man, it took me a long time to find something important that was missing. What was that missing element in my life, one might ask? Often, I think it is an intangible thing, but I’ll give…
Last November I was faced with the decision of taking social security at sixty-two or wait until some age between now and seventy or even at all, but I’m not opposed to social programs that I’ve paid for all my life. This decision is something I was pretty sure about it, as recently as two…
Lately, my conversation has been remembering things from my past. This doesn’t mean everything was about things I’ve done, no, some of it was remembering about a world less complicated. Kids were a dream with wondering what kind of people they would be. Times when politics actually made since instead of the modern-day shit or…
I was sitting on my dad’s couch yesterday morning, talking and sharing coffee, and as we often do, the subject of the FAA came up. We were talking about common people we knew and about career choices we made, when it dawned on me that April Fool’s Day 2023, today, was supposed to be my…
I think we spend most of our lives trying to figure out some kind of purpose. Some are lucky to find that early on and that might be a career or family. We often define ourselves by what we do for a living. Many people really have nothing they can pinpoint about themselves other than…
Most of my life I have loved working with my hands. The ultimate expression being the working of wood. To make a door, a table, maybe even something having drawers. Theoretically, I get the concept of making anything and everything. I’ve restored many things, but I’m merely renewing, repairing, maybe resurfacing. The main theme though…
Aren’t we on the constant search of who we are? We are in a constant struggle to achieve some goal only obtainable by ourselves. The fear of failure and taking a road with less challenges is probably the lane most of us choose. I hate to fail and I have always said that I win,…
This is a line from a show we were watching the other day. It kind of hung with me as I thought about its meaning and advice. Do we chase the feeling of perfection? Do we relive the moments through pictures? What about all those firsts in life; first step, first word, first smile, and…
Everything, and I do mean everything has gotten to be crazy expensive. Inflation is stifling this country. Supply chains, interest rates, stock market, fuel costs, and groceries have all been impacted and are touching every aspect of our lives. It’s hard to justify doing anything when you can’t put your finger on any one thing…
Jen and I recently had an evening dining with a group of couples that we like, respect, and cherish our friendships with. This is sometimes hard when you don’t share religious beliefs, political ideologies, and in some cases just a geographical environmental difference that has shaped our viewpoints. So, we were very careful not to…
