On Camping

It's the craziest thing really.

You take four days.

You pitch a *huge* canvas tent.

There are thunderstorms. There are floods. There are mosquitoes that can carry small children. There are small children, not all of whom are yours. There's poison ivy. There are 90 degree temperatures. There's a noted lack of food and water. There is heat stroke.

At the end of it all, when you're sitting at home in the air conditioned living room on your couch drinking a beer you think to your self. "That was GREAT! Let's do it again soon!"

WTF?

True Friends

On what has been, SPECTACULARLY, the worst few weeks of my life, I have discovered that true friendship is invaluable. People who, despite the inconvenience or cost to them, will drop absolutely everything to help, comfort, talk, brew coffee, watch kids, tear out a chimney, move furniture, hold babies, fold laundry, or just hang out.

Thank you.

An Introduction

Welcome to my musings.

From here on in I hope to post bits and pieces about my days. Things that inspire or amuse me. Things that frustrate me. Things that confuse me. Things I want to share. These things may come in the form of journal entries, single snippets of thought, poetry, prose, or complete non-sequiters.

My only purpose here is to get some things out that tend to just sit in my head. To share some of my experiences. I don't guarantee any deep thoughts or profound revelations. I'm not writing the Secrets of Life here, just some thoughts on mine.