Sia - Breathe MeFor years I have analogised our life journey as a sort of perpetual road trip. Each of us on our own road and in our own vehicle. We share the role of driver and passenger with others as they traverse their own stretch of highway. We often travel alone, isolate in our wayward position and determinate of our chosen direction, radio ( Read more... )

On Monday August 8th one of my oldest and dearest friends passed away from Stage IV
Melanoma. She was only 32. Melissa left behind her husband Troy, whom she
had been with since she was a senior in high school, as well as her 20
month old son Max.

Her story :On June 7, 2005, Melissa Weber was diagnosed with Stage IV Melanoma. During ( Read more... )

I don't often get real here anymore, not for a long time, but when you have something pressing on you like a stone iron and you can't think to work and you are past the point of distraction you have to sometimes just get it down and put it out there, naked, to be seen, for real. So, not that there is really much to say about it, and I doubt I ( Read more... )

In 12 hours I'll be on a plane for New York! I haven't been this excited to travel in I don't know how long. I was thinking about it and this is the first trip in several years to somewhere I had't really been before. I mean, I spent some time on Long Island about 11 years ago and BRIEFLY saw any amount of city so really this is a first for me as ( Read more... )

I feel the need to update. Seems a lot has happened overt the last month and there is definately a lot happening over the next two. The summer has been.... well, interesting. Mostly good but sprinkled with a fairly substantial family crisis packaged in tumor form upon my father-in-law's brain stem. Not to worry, he had most of it removed and there ( Read more... )

Looks like it is for a few other people at least as well. Memes away ( Read more... )

It's been a trying week for reasons I am not going to go into. It's going to continue for the forseeable future, but I keep thinking of the other side of things. That's where my thoughts are. When you can look back with the biggest sigh of relief, thankful for everything and comfortable with the outcome. Certain situations render you impotent and ( Read more... )

For the record, the new Coldplay album is excedingly enjoyable. They write that one song over and over again so well that you just can't help but enjoy the hell out of it. Does this mean they are the Aerosmith of this generation? Think about it. I believe I am on to something. Either way, pick it up, it's real good and I anticipate their live show ( Read more... )

Attention! The Kingfish family will be in New York, staying with friends in Brooklyn, the second weekend in July [6th-12th]! I don't know that anyone cares, but you never know. We'll have a 9 year-old in tow so it's going to be a week filled with more daytine fun and less night life, but it's going to be a blast. It's the missus first trip to NYC ( Read more... )

I live in a red[-neck] state. I would have figured all the conservative war vets would have had a pact with God about the weather on Memorial day.

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I mean really.