Ever heard someone utter that line? I always thought that was just a metaphor. You can’t actually be high on life can you? Something happened last weekend that’s making me rethink that. I belong to a backpacking group on Facebook and we were all discussing our consternation about not being able to get out on the trails due to COVID-19. A plan came together for the weekend to go camping in our backyards or living rooms if you don’t have…
I think that I shall never seeA poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prestAgainst the earth’s sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day,And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in Summer wearA nest of robins in her hair; Upon whose bosom snow has lain;Who intimately lives with rain. Poems are made by fools like me,But only God can make a tree. By Joyce Kilmer We had to…
I got to spend the Valentine’s Day weekend up in my beloved Mountains with my wife and best friend, Michelle, and our two children, Sawyer, and Finn. They are furry four-legged children. The trip was awesome! I didn’t want to come home and thought very seriously about running away. But then I wouldn’t be able to afford internet service anymore and I didn’t want to deprive y’all of my presence. So I reluctantly returned home. We met a couple with…
Have you ever been listening to Piano Man by Billy Joel and wondering exactly what a Real Estate Novelist is, or how Paul can be one? Turns out there is no such thing as a real estate novelist. He is just a real estate broker who’s been working on a novel for a long time. I can identify with Paul on that one but you would have to call me an Electronics Technician Novelist. A lot of times I don’t…
This isn’t really much of a post. We stayed in our favorite cabin up in the mountains during the Labor Day long weekend. Normally I would have taken that time to do some hiking. However, my health situation is still preventing me from doing that. So, we did the next best thing and did a little off-roading in the jeep. Thought I would share some of the Go Pro video I shot during the ride. Fair warning – if you…
It’s been awhile since I told a story. This is not a story about a grand adventure, it’s just a small adventure. Last weekend my son and his girlfriend accompanied me on a planned hike. WAIT! Don’t close the window yet. This is not only a story about hiking again. I swear! Just hang with me a little longer. As I was saying, we drove out early Saturday morning for about an hour drive to a trail I’ve been wanting…
It’s been over a month since I posted something! I have been so busy lately that I haven’t even had random stupid shit popping into my head to write about. I still don’t have anything to write about. So lucky you, guess what you get? That’s right. Another hiking post, and this one isn’t even a real post. I’m just going to show you a video of me taking my youngest dog, Finn, out for his first hike. Riveting no? …
“No plan survives first contact with the enemy.” – Paraphrased from Field Marshal Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke “It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no telling where you might be swept off to.” –J.R.R. Tolkien Well, I’m back from my hiking adventure and as you can probably surmise from the title and the quotes that followed, things did not go exactly according to…
This isn’t really a post. It’s more of a “Yes, I’m still alive” message. I know I haven’t posted anything lately and there might be 2.5 people out there wondering why. I also have been mostly absent from reading and commenting on my favorite blogs. Don’t worry. I haven’t thrown in the towel. I’ve just been slammed at work lately and I’ve also been consumed with preparing for something. Hmm, what was it I was preparing for? Oh yeah, I…
Another hiking story. I don’t plan these. They just happen. Like literally last weekend. I promise I’ll get back to some rants and banal observations soon. My draft folder is littered with unfinished ones. But for now this is what you get. Should we stay or should we go? If you’ve been following along for the past few months you know that I have been spending some extended time in southern Mississippi for work. Last Friday I flew back…