Life Growth is painful, growth is hard it is beautiful, and it can leave you feeling hungover Shawshank, August 13, 2026 Good morning. It’s a slightly cooler, way more gray outside this am. I opened the curtains in the kitchen, and was greeted by five crows, and a squirrel. We watched them for a little while, then I made us a couple cups of coffee. Back to work today – for… Continue Reading
Life Roll the windows down and turn up the dial Shawshank, August 12, 2026 Good morning. Podrick was Podrick this morning. I was up at 5, standing in the kitchen with two sleep masks on, in the dark saying, hey, assholes, this is my only day off, and I really don’t want to be up at 5 am. So both of you, be a… Continue Reading
Life Some will die in hot pursuit in fiery auto crashes, some will die in hot pursuit while sifting through my ashes Shawshank, August 11, 2026 Good morning my friends. It’s a pretty nice fall day here. Yeah, I’m calling it fall. It’s getting cooler, and I think that our summers are now pretty much three, maybe, four weeks now. soon, I’ll be dressing in layers. The one good thing about cooler overnight, and morning temperatures,… Continue Reading
Life In the spur of the moment, some other boots could buy me a beer Shawshank, August 10, 2026 It’s a bright and sunny morning, somewhere out back, I can hear some bird song. They’re happy that it rained last night, and seeing how damp my steps are, I think it rained for a while last night. Even possibly, into the morning. It was a really nice day and… Continue Reading
Life There was this girl, drink in her hand shootin’ me a “let’s get into trouble” grin Shawshank, August 9, 2026 I slept until Podrick thought it was time to get up. Whether he was trying to climb the screen, or mountaineering over me, it was time to roll out of bed, even though I was so comfortable. So we reluctantly crawled out of bed, and were forced to greet the… Continue Reading
Life I’ve been thinking about setting my house on fire Shawshank, August 8, 2026 The alarm went off so very early this morning. The sun hadn’t even risen yet. It was still in the process. And it was a red sun this morning. But, I got up, and turned on the coffee pot. Half way through my first cup, I realized that I could’ve… Continue Reading