Surviving the Crazy Twins

My struggle with the crazy twins that haunt me: Bipolar Disorder and Alzheimer’s Disease.

Romancing The Stone . . . er, The Tom

Getting under the hood My son, Byron, and I went turkey hunting a few weeks ago in central Nebraska a couple of miles west of the little town of Wolback (population 257). It was a guided trip with Gobble and Grunt Outfitters.  While by no means cheap, for city...
The Pity of War

The Pity of War

Old Beyond Their Years I met Forrest and Lakin Huckabey at the recent Project Sanctuary Retreat where, again, I did K.P. duty.  And trust me, I’m not complaining.  Before the week was over, I got to know the couple well enough to ask if I could interview them...
Still coming home

Still coming home

Fiddling while Rome burns I spend many hours blogging at my local library.  They regularly host events on a wide variety of topics.  I rarely take one in; its tough enough for me to keep on track without one more distraction. However, recently a program called...
Project Sanctuary Redux

Project Sanctuary Redux

What is impossible for man is possible for GodWell, here I am again.  At a Project Sanctuary retreat, the only organization designed to serve the entire military family, helping them reconnect after a member returns from one of our perpetual wars.  Except it’s...
The cry baby channel

The cry baby channel

My guilty pleasure I’ve mentioned my personal trainer, Charlie, before.  Between the beat down sessions he inflicts on me, I enjoy trying to give him a bit of his own medicine-at least verbally.  A sort of pay it backward for all the cans of whup-ass he’s...