Life & Goals

Sep 22, 20231 min read

Fighting Squirrels

I'm in a play this weekend. Tonight is Opening Night. We've been through a tough tech week. If you're not familiar with the backside of...

Jul 14, 20233 min read

Loud Isn't What It Used to Be

I'm listening to Mötley Crüe belt out Home Sweet Home. It's one of the songs that immediately gets cranked up loud. Old-People Loud,...

Jun 15, 20233 min read

A Mimosa is Just a Breakfast Screwdriver

I recently heard a someone say to ask yourself What is the best that could happen? instead of asking about the worst that could happen. ...

Jun 7, 20232 min read

Being a Weirdo

We need rain in Indiana. I did my part by getting a car wash. That always brings on a gully washer. Gully washer is a granny term for a...

May 29, 20236 min read

Back Home Again at the Indy 500

I can't realistically sing Back Home Again in Indiana because I've been a Hoosier all my life. But I got to hear it sung live for the...

Mar 15, 20232 min read

A Burnt Sandwich, But in Black & White, So It Has to be Romantic

I spent a lovely evening with my sister and brother-in-law and their 2 chunky monkeys. Little A, the baby, with her rolls of baby fat...

Mar 11, 20232 min read

Hair Band Hair

The funniest text I've ever gotten was from my mechanic asking if everything was okay. He hadn't seen me in awhile. I guess my cars...

Mar 6, 20232 min read

Heavens to Betsy

I have a friend who says "Heavens to Betsy" as his preferred mild exclamation. I'll leave the non-mild exclamations to the imagination....

Feb 22, 20233 min read

A Play, a Bat, and a Bag of Bricks

This year has kept going with the bang that started it on New Year's Day--if you define bang as car trouble and car repairs. Weeks and...

Jan 7, 20232 min read

Super Powers, Sofa Candy, and Success

Step aside, Supers. I just discovered a super power I have. It turns out, I am quite adept at burning up engines. I don't even have to...

Dec 31, 20222 min read

Want a Scam? and How to Drive

What do you think? I have been specially chosen by the widowed daughter of an African president to manage and control $27,000,000. She...

Dec 8, 20224 min read

Why Can't I Be Normal?

Remember the scene in Young Frankenstein where Igor is telling Dr. FRONKenschteen about the brain from someone named Abby Normal? That's...

Oct 15, 20225 min read

A Visit With Grandma

My parents and I went to see Grandma last weekend. One part of the day included walking around her property, and the memories from all...

Oct 10, 20223 min read

Where the Turkeys Run

I went to bed feeling like Jell-O last night and woke up feeling like a rubber band about to snap. Why? Major hiking. At least it was...

Oct 7, 20223 min read

Bon Jovi, a Benefit, and... Hair

If you were driving north out of Indianapolis last night and saw and heard a mom in her 40s blasting out her favorite Bon Jovi song and...

Sep 12, 20222 min read

A Sunday of Remembering 9/11

I went to church twice today if you count the normal service in an abnormal place, then another one I watched online from a friend's...

Sep 6, 20222 min read

Making a Mess

My kitchen looks like a crime scene if food could be a victim. Kara and her cousins, D & T, made... (da-da-da--that's a drum roll in case...

Sep 5, 20222 min read

ATM(om) and More

Child: "I need $20." Mother: "For what?" Child: "I just need some money in case I need it." Do they think I'm an ATM? Kara and I made a...

Sep 2, 20222 min read

DIY Customer Support & Beard Trimmers?

I have trouble keeping on the sunny side of life when I have to call customer support for anything. IF I do get a real human on the other...

Aug 23, 20223 min read

People

This past week has brought a wide variety of people across my path. That's normal. What's not normal is my taking note of it. I don't...

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