It seems like a good time to take stock. We’ve reached the second half 2023. Summer, in all its blistering glory is firmly in place. The fifty weeks of serializing Savage Journal are behind now. (Regarding which, I hope some of you enjoyed it.) I’m feeling settled in; it has been a bit over a… Continue reading The State of the Writer.
Category: Personal
First World Problems. Plus Savage Journal 27.
It seems the more you try to provide for yourself and your family the more difficulties arise. I suppose that’s logical enough: problems proliferate in proportion to possessions. The more you have, the more can go wrong. Not that I have all that much. But what I do have now is a swimming pool. Getting… Continue reading First World Problems. Plus Savage Journal 27.
Rest. Plus Savage Journal Entry 18.
I have, I believe, completed the task of resurrecting the lost web log posts. I’ll examine the matter more closely later. But for now I’m tired. To quote Jimmy Buffett, “I must confess, I could use some rest.” Rest is something we look for even in fiction. We want our characters to have a chance… Continue reading Rest. Plus Savage Journal Entry 18.
The Family Road Trip. Resurrected Post.
August 9, 2020 The Family Road Trip Last Monday, I packed up MBW and the HA for a road trip. I pointed the vehicle east and we headed for Yellowstone. We decided to take the journey in two stages. I’ve done eighteen and twenty hour stretches, and we could have made the trip in, perhaps,… Continue reading The Family Road Trip. Resurrected Post.
Father’s Day 2020. Resurrected Post.
June 21, 2020 Father’s Day It is Father’s Day. I’m busy enjoying it, so this will be short. Let me just say that I can think of worse ways to burn a couple of hours than heading to woods with a minor arsenal and a hundred bucks or so worth of ammunition. I hope your… Continue reading Father’s Day 2020. Resurrected Post.
Putting in the Work. Resurrected Post.
May 24, 2020 Putting in the Work As with many of you, home improvement projects have played an unusually prominent role in recent weeks. Now, I’ve not had the excuse of being home with time on my hands. I’ve been going to the office every day. Nonetheless, at the behest of MBW, we’ve been buckling… Continue reading Putting in the Work. Resurrected Post.
Dancing on the Precipice. Resurrected Post.
March 22, 2020 Dancing on the Precipice [image error] I understand there is some sort of kerfuffle going on in the world. People panicking, going into lockdown mode. I’ve been sitting on the beach, sipping cold beer, and listening to the waves come in. We all react to existential threats in our own way, I… Continue reading Dancing on the Precipice. Resurrected Post.
Aragorn Drops Back to Pass. Resurrected Post.
February 2, 2020 Aragorn Drops Back to Pass Cultures, whether writ large or sifted down to the level of subculture, link us together. Like it or not, my fellow misanthropes. (Is that an oxymoron, fellow misanthropes? And, I’m really not. People are — fine.) One of linkage a culture offers is a shared day of… Continue reading Aragorn Drops Back to Pass. Resurrected Post.
The Beat Goes On. Resurrected Post.
January 26, 2020 The Beat Goes On I grew up in the Northwest. Rain is the norm. Wet weather can limit activities, hinder weekend recreation. I recall one of the go-to choices for a rainy Saturday was a trip to Bonneville Dam. Tour the museum, count the fish, visit the hatchery. Not a lot of… Continue reading The Beat Goes On. Resurrected Post.