Y’all what is better than a hot summer day when the sun is shining and there’s not a cloud in the sky? I’ll tell you. It’s a hot summer day when the sun is shining, there’s not a cloud in the sky, and you’ve got a sweet summer concoction to wet your whistle. What seems … Continue reading Summertime Sippin’ →

Eeyore is my spirit animal. He suffers from depression and anxiety, just like me. His friends often find him overcome with sadness and despair. I’m feeling a lot like Eeyore lately. I had to work yesterday, and I despise having to spend a perfectly good Saturday at work. I woke up early, showered, got dressed, … Continue reading Don’t Even Ask →

2019 Whiskey Rebellion Festival Ordinarily, this is the time of year when I start gearing up for a busy summer full of fun. Nothing about 2020 is ordinary. It may only be the end of April, but the fun-snatcher that is the Covid-19 pandemic has already wreaked havoc on my summer plans. Last Tuesday, my … Continue reading Fun-Snatcher →

Heritage Port, Wheeling WV I don't know what it is about the dirty old Ohio River that can instantly put my mind at ease and bring a smile to my lips. For whatever reason, this is my happy place. Well, here and St. Pete Beach, but I can't just up and head to the Gulf … Continue reading When I Get That Wheeling Feeling →

Perfect vision, according to the professionals, is 20/20. Hindsight, according to the proverb, is also 20/20. I've worn glasses since the third grade. I remember struggling to see the reading chart at the front of the class. A trip to the eye doctor confirmed my biggest fear...I needed glasses. I remember him telling me to … Continue reading 20/20. Perfect Vision. Hindsight. →

All stories have a beginning. Mine began in 1979 when my parents decided to procreate. I won't pretend to have memories from the womb, although if the amount of brain activity I experience daily is any indication, the last months of 1979 saw millions of thoughts erupting into my forming brain. January 29, 1980. It … Continue reading A Little Bit of Background →

Thanks for joining me! Anyone who tells you that this is just another year has clearly been living under a rock. There is nothing ordinary about 2020. I should've known it was gonna be one for the books. After all, this is the year I turned the big 4-0!!