The true story of what inspired me to get the suit. The most awesome thing about having a massive white beard is that very small children think I am Santa. In December at Clark’s Fish Camp a friend’s daughter, Rayne, was surreptitiously looking at me out of the corner of […]
Somethings Missing
April 5th, 2022. We sold the big boat. It served its purpose as it gave us a place to live whilst we built the new house. Alas, it is now in the hands of an owner with time and inclination to use it well. My Wellcraft is happy as it […]
The Power of the Dog
Well, I watched the power of the dog last night. Worst movie in about 25 years. Worst soundtrack. Natch that, grating, awful, painful soundtrack. Overall, boring, incoherent, and just bad…. did I say boring? Oh, I understand what they wanted the movie to be, they just failed… miserably…. and it […]
Polyrhythms upon paradiddles…. the drumming continues
Years ago my friend was sailing the islands in the south pacific trying to expunge the wanderlust from his system. He approached an island dock of an obscure inlet to stay the week and enjoy some local Polynesian cuisine. Once docked, he noticed and was intrigued by the constant drumming. […]
Aftermath of Hurricane Irma – Day 1
So, today I took a warm shower, trickle water but OK, and washed my hair. same clothes since Sunday morning so that felt awesome. Dad lent me some old shoes and we all went to the house. Well, the shoes lasted about half an hour when we got to the […]
Why I am thankful this thanksgiving
I am thankful for Hurricane Irma. I know that sounds weird but there is method to my seeming madness. Irma flooded my house on September 11th, 2017, with 18 inches of water. Carla and I had to bolt to a neighbor’s house with three cats in tow at 5:00 in […]
Goodbye to my best Friend
This happened on December 27th, 2012. There is a hole in my heart. I truly felt it tonight when taking out the garbage. He always helped me take out the garbage. Of course, he didn’t carry anything, he just came along to make sure I did my job and did […]
The ballad of Mamma Kitteh
In June of 2015 my wife’s sisters house caught on fire and she was killed along with her two dogs. We went to the scene, in Albany Georgia, and were confronted with all of her cats. Connie had always had cats and she fed them from the back porch every […]
Kittens wait for an owner that is not coming
I don’t understand. Suddenly the house roared bright orange. Oh it smelled terrible. It singed my fur and that hurt so much I cried. It was really hard to breathe. I coughed and coughed. I ran and hid in the bushes. Then the loud men came and made all kinds […]
Heathens at the Moondog
This happened 6 years ago, but it is still oh so fresh….. You, the young family out for an evening with your two young, maybe 2 and 3 year old children. Me, in the next booth trying to enjoy a night at Moondog with Carla and my friend Candy. You, […]