Life Lonestar belt buckles and old faded Levi’s and each night begins a new day Shawshank, November 12, 2025 Podrick, while being good, and letting me sleep, was an asshole as well. Crystal got out of bed to see what the hell he was doing, and he was eating the dried pasta that was to be for dinner last night. We changed our mind, and had something different. We… Continue Reading
Life A couple of pretty flowers is what I brought to you Shawshank, November 11, 2025 Good morning my southern friends. It’s me, Shawshank. You know, north of the wall. How’s the weather down there? It looks pretty calm right now. But later? Who knows! Podrick was nice enough to let me sleep until about 7:20ish. That seems to be about the time he wants us… Continue Reading
Life My father yells, “What you gonna do with your life?” Shawshank, November 10, 2025 Back to work this afternoon. But just tomorrow, then I’ll have the next two days off. Schedules are weird. It’s been a pretty nice weekend. We didn’t do a whole lot of anything. My father and I worked on getting the pellet stove. Now, all we have to do is… Continue Reading
Life And the beer I had for breakfast wasn’t bad Shawshank, November 9, 2025 Here we are. Podrick was mostly good this morning. A somewhat loud noise pulled me out of sleep, and I come out to the living room. Stuff is pulled out of the bookcase, so I picked up the stuff, and threw some kibble into a bowl and went back to… Continue Reading
Life On a warm summer’s evening on a train bound for nowhere Shawshank, November 8, 2025 Here I am. Tired and groggy. Podrick was awake a little early this morning, and wanted to get into trouble. For the first time in at least a couple of days, I had to lock him out of the bedroom. I tried to not do that, but after the second… Continue Reading
Life Deep down in the holler, pick the tallest pine dig it real deep where the roots touch mine Shawshank, November 7, 2025 Good chilly morning. Podrick was a good boy this morning, and to me, felt like he was sucking crystals fingers mere inches from my ear. It was loud. I rolled out of bed, and closed the door behind me. I opened the curtains and got the kittens breakfast ready. I… Continue Reading