A few more small steps towards life

Work on my project is slow, but I'm happy to report there has been some progress. I've been working on a truck, a '93 Chevy 1500 to be precise. It's an old beat-up work truck in need of a little TLC, which my brothers have provided with yours truly providing some back-up. They have more …

My belated night out

I celebrated my birthday last week by working until midnight. How did that happen? Where were my friends and the partying and the booze and the loose women...? Oh right, I'm getting old and I've never had friends and parties with booze and loose women. But on the bright side, I've never had to go …

Busy April

I'm about halfway through beta-reading this book and I'm beginning to stress. I have six days to get to the end of the book and report back to the author what my thoughts are regarding his novel. No pressure. I envy those people with a critical eye for writing. You know the people, the ones …

In case you were wondering…

Today's Agenda Finish painting pickup frame Take truckload of trash to the city container for City Clean-up Day Write, write, write! Hit around some golf balls in the backyard. Laundry. Maybe write some more. When in doubt, see number 6. At least I did two of them. Yay me! Time for a nap.    

Life balance

My grand plans for taking time to write took a back seat to going out to the driving range. I had fun, though I still had to do some work prior to having fun. My project to clean up a '93 Chevy pick-up is taking up a lot of my time, though where we are …

What am I giving up for lent? No one likes a quitter!

So today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of lent. Lent is a period of penance, of fasting, prayer, and an evaluation of one's faith leading up to the biggest feast on the Christian calendar, Easter Sunday. Traditionally, Catholics and many other Christians give up something as a sacrificial offering. So I'll make do without …

To teach or not to teach…

It's so easy for time to slip through your fingers, especially when you have a decision you are grappling with. In my case, I'm trying to make more life-changing decisions and it's not easy to make, mostly due to the time and financial requirements necessary to realize this decision. I have begun considering joining an …

The cardboard sign

On my way to work yesterday, I happened upon a curious sign. I came across a panhandler on the side of the frontage road after I got off my exit. There, on the side of a busy intersection stood a relatively young man, with a beard and a wool a knit cap, holding a cardboard …

Three years strong

Late last month, I let a milestone pass unobserved, not because I meant to, but rather because I completely forgot until after the fact. Three years ago last month, my then wife chose to runaway to move in with some guy she had never met in person, a guy she met online and talked on …

I can't sleep

Insomnia's a bitch, ain't it? I'm here at four in the morning, desiring nothing more than to fall asleep, but instead I'm making use of this time to update my blog. It's infuriating! Oh well, I need to type up a post because I haven't done so in almost a week. My book is going …