Closer

Some days turn out to be productive but not particularly interesting, and this was such a day...

Talkin’ country

A friend of mine posted one of those have-you-ever lists to social media last night. I'm feelin' lazy and not too terribly inspired today, so I'm stealin' it...

‘Nowhere near done’

This is turning out to be quite the American Life. It'd be cliché to call it a "lifestyle"...

Up on the mountain

Most of the questions I ask myself these days can be answered in two words: "Slow down." I've spent the majority of my life and livelihood pressing, pushing, hurtling from one moment into the next...

The grocer

Ernie is, for the foreseeable future, our home. That reality, as I've said many times, carries the responsibility of...

Good times, like minds

First thing this morning, as expected, a lifted pickup truck pulled up to our campsite. A young man hopped out, introduced himself as the owner of the local battery-and-tire shop...

Sneaking a peek

After dinner last night we accepted an invitation from our hosts to venture past the edge of the campground and beyond the trees to see the...

Taking notice

Deb and I took a "down day" -- and we realize that might sound puzzling if you think that every day is a "down day" for us. It's not...

Getaway

Yes, I missed posting here yesterday. I feel bad about that but not what you'd call "guilty." I'll explain.

The Third

This is an in-between date for me. Yesterday was The Real Independence Day and tomorrow’s the Fourth of July, my favorite holiday of the year...