Scenes from the road (trip)

Deb and I just returned from a day trip to Cincinnati to celebrate the younger boy's birthday...

Shaken, not stirring

In 727 miles we went from the relative peace and easy pace of the uncrowded Ozarks to urban sprawl, bone-rattling roads and the manic tempo of a place we've lived for the better part of two decades...

Balls

"It is not the violence that sets a man apart, alright? It's the distance that he is prepared to go."

Runnin’ down a dream

For the last couple of days we've been handling business close to Ernie...

Best Christmas ever

Family and friends might take offense at the title of today's post...

Get your joy on

For as long as I’ve been alive, I’ve seen cards and banners and displays bearing the words “Season’s Greetings,” “Happy Holidays” and the like...

Mountain meets GPS

The Mountain appears near the left edge, the access road winding in front of it. I love that perspective...

Drying out

The 24-hour deluge is over...

The Forbidden

To this day I continue to take quiet personal delight in doing things that'd horrify my now-deceased parents...

Two months

"Keep moving" must've seemed odd, considering that the bus'n'us have been in one place for so long...