My youngest fishing on the Wabash with me a few years ago. Listening to Take Me Home, Country Roads this early morning while drinking my first cup of coffee. It does give this country corn fed boy the

Spent some time sitting on the patio yesterday getting some sun. Did some chores around the house. Felt good to do something after my episode and resting all weekend. While sitting there with the sun on

Yesterday didn't go as planned. Woke up early. Didn't sleep well to begin with. But when I sat up in bed, I could tell it was gonna be one of those days. My head felt like it was in a fish bowl and I felt

Finally made it to Fort Knox today. Got the administrative crap handled for my youngest son. One of those festering tasks on the to-do list that's been sitting there way too long. Done now. Moving on.

Got one in the mail a while back. A 1672 Leeuwendaalder from the Dutch Republic. Almost 400 years old and it landed in my mailbox in Indiana. Still blows my mind when that happens. The leeuwendaalder

I think about death often lately. It usually creeps in when I'm alone. Late night. Early morning hours. When the house is quiet and there's nothing to distract the mind from going where it wants to go.

Finally recorded my first video for YouTube this morning. It's published and out there for the world to see. Hopefully it drives some traffic and some pocket change my way. Doubtful. But one can hope I

Below freezing again this morning. Snowing. Just as the daffodils and wild flowers were starting to sprout too. Winter just doesn't want to let go I guess. But I'm sitting here thinking about fishing.

Coffee cub my daughter-in-law gave me. Had coffee with my buddy T the other day. First time in a while. Met him about three years ago when I hired him to do some work on my house. Somewhere along the way

Been on a high ever since posting that video yesterday. Well, actually ever since finishing my final paper for class. The class is over. Done. A new one starts in a few days and I'm already looking forward

Just recorded a video of me singing "Don't Worry Be Happy." Why? Because I can. Because I'm happy. Finished my final paper for this current class. That's done. Off my plate. Feels good to check

Rainy and stormy this morning. Not much getting done today. Kim's weekly trip to her favorite grocery store probably won't happen either. Nobody wants to be out in this mess. Looks like a day to catch

Got up this morning a little tired. Not sure why. Went to bed early. Slept real good. Deep sleep. Then woke up around 2:30 AM wide awake but still feeling tired. If that makes sense. Body says get up.

Woke up in the middle of the night and this word just popped into my head. No reason. Just showed up. Right now, at this very moment, I am most grateful for faith. My faith is none of your business. It

Sitting here on a rainy Saturday waiting for spring to show up. My buddy T was supposed to come over for coffee this morning. But my Mrs. wasn't feeling well so we cancelled. Pushed it out a couple days.

Got another one for the collection. 2005-P Chief Justice John Marshall Commemorative Silver Dollar. This one has some firsts attached to it. It's the first U.S. coin ever to feature a Supreme Court Justice.

Image is AI generated I periodically research my ancestry. Been doing it on and off for a few years now. Collecting bits and pieces from relatives. Digging through government records. Putting together

Image AI generated. The division is intentional. I really believe that. Left against right. Red vs blue. Us vs them. Pick a side. Hate the other. Rinse and repeat. We're so busy fighting each other we

I picked up a coin recently from my mail order coin dealer that I couldn't stop thinking about. It's small, old and worn. Nothing flashy about it. But once I started digging into what it actually was,

Taken a few years ago on the Jersey shore. He's 21 now! I spend too much time looking back. Not the good stuff. The stupid stuff. The mistakes. The things I said wrong. The decisions that made no sense.