American Pilgrim

I'll say up front that this is one of the best books I've read in the last year. It's the story of a man coming to redemption and discerning who he is and what God wants him to do with his life. I'm glad I bought the paper version for reasons you'll see below. I first … Continue reading American Pilgrim →

What a Morning

It's been a morning. Before I go further I need to explain some North Texas stuff.Around here, if your house was built after 1960 or so, the driveways are in the rear of the house. You enter through an alley to get to your driveway. This is good and bad. Good, because you get a … Continue reading What a Morning →

Sausage Creature? Never met Him

But I seen him. I love riding motorcycles. I've had more than a few of varying types, selling my sixth just a few years ago. At the time, I also subscribed to Cycle World. I don't think there's an issue that I didn't read cover to cover. They have great writers. I read this one … Continue reading Sausage Creature? Never met Him →

Eurolux Percolator

I'm not a huge coffee drinker. Coffee and Alcohol do about the same thing to my guts. I'll go for some time with neither. Then, I'll start drinking coffee. I'll have a cup, then think all is well and I start drinking it every day. After a few weeks, my guts are sour and will … Continue reading Eurolux Percolator →

USB outlets

Every now an then you run across something that makes you think; "Holy shit! I didn't know they made these things!". You buy the thing and it turns out exactly like you thought. I had a problem. We rebuilt our kitchen, and the contractor thought "Hey, it'd be useful to have an outlet at the … Continue reading USB outlets →

Miles past the middle of nowhere

My job has changed somewhat. More management duties. More duties altogether. The transition has up-heaved my live gigs somewhat so I've done little traveling lately. I did have a gig in Irving two weeks ago but then again, who cares about Irving? I live here and I don't. I'll give a synopsis. A 25 mile … Continue reading Miles past the middle of nowhere →