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1. Reading Milo a Dr. Seuss bedtime story…although he’s too young to understand, seeing the wonder in his eyes made it totally worthwhile. 2. Milo’s smile and laugh….it’s infectious! 3. Wearing my Milo swag…somebody actually asked me if it was a brand…I’m so proud to be his “G!” 4. His INCREDIBLE happiness….there’s a special joyContinue reading “8 things for which i’m thankful….the milo edition.”

For the second time in my life, I’ve given up on “The Big Three” – the first was when I said goodbye to GM, Ford and Chrysler and started driving a Honda. The second time happened on Monday. I decided to not just deactivate the big three social media accounts of Facebook, Instagram and TikTok,Continue reading “walking (running?) away from social media.”

I’ll let the pictures do the talking….

Dear Barry Sanders – now I totally understand why you walked away from pro football when you did. I played my last gig this past Saturday. Since that time, I’ve received a barrage of people saying “you’ll be back”…. What many don’t realize is that my “retirement” process started last summer, and it’s been eatingContinue reading “hanging it up.”

Today was one of those days that will be forever etched into my brain. I’m not sure if dichotomy is the right word to describe today’s events, but it was a day of major thought and reflection. Today the 60th anniversary of The March on Washington was celebrated in our nation’s capital. Dr. King’s “IContinue reading “back to the future?”

Sunday, August 13, 2023, 12:15 am, in a tent in Paw Paw, West Virginia My older brother Lee is a musical prodigy. There’s no question about that. On a good day, he can tell me what note I’m thinking. I’ve known this my whole life, going back to the days when he would go toContinue reading “standing in that shadow.”

I wanted to write today…I feel like I needed to write today. It was one of those “meh” kind of days where although nothing bad happened, I had the opportunity to think about things in our society that have me very concerned….I call these “grind” days, because my brain goes a little bit into overdriveContinue reading “the grind.”

I’m beginning to really like country music. Having a chance to see the creative songwriting process close up this past weekend only confirms how I feel. In addition to going to see my new grandson in Nashville, I also had the opportunity to take in the “Music City” experience….walking down Broadway, where there is liveContinue reading “nashville.”

As I’m writing this post, I’m laying in bed listening to Otto snoring on the hardwood floor, and I’m thinking, “Holy crap! I’m a grandfather!” Although I knew this was going to happen, the feeling I have now is much more exciting than I could have ever imagined. I was asked what I wanted toContinue reading “g-man.”

For the very first time, I started to read all of my previous blog posts starting at the beginning, nearly four years ago. I put this off for a while, as I wanted to have plenty to read, instead of looking back every couple of months, or even annually. There’s definitely a lot of growthContinue reading “looking back.”