Hand in hand

When I look back… at the thrilling things in life – experiences, adventures, trials, and so on – I remember most vividly the firsts: First crush. First time driving the tractor. First time plowing the fields without my dad supervising. First time driving. First Kiss. First… But the one that I can still feel in…

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The man who listens to an angry woman…

A Navy buddy of mine posted this meme and, although funny and true, I also see a need for guys—especially those who are pre-marriage age—to learn they don’t have to fear this… After almost 22 years, I now invite my Love to vent and willingly absorb her anger and frustrations because it’s my role to…

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Inventory Day thoughts

One of my many jobs is managing parts and accessories… for our customers and I do a monthly inventory/reconciliation. This is a solitary time as I am locked up in a secure room. All. By. Myself. Alone. With my coffee. Glorious. Inventory tends to be detail oriented work, but surprisingly, once you get going, there…

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The Real Thing

We don’t have faith in the second-hand. We have faith in the Real.

No Private Space.

This is probably gonna be a rant Yes, I haven’t posted in months…398 days to be exact. Well, I’ve been busy. Or lazy. You pick. So I’m driving, listening to the radio and there’s all of this nonstop complaining, lamenting, and gnashing of teeth about how privacy no longer exists. There’s no private space! Nothing…

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Run the play.

I mean, seriously, how many times have you hung out with a buddy, played golf, built something, did something together and hardly a word was spoken?

First night

I did this with both my kids.
I changed me.