20 Years of Noise

I’m not a big fan of noise.
Some people seem to thrive on it. Loud music, crowded parties, auditory chaos. Not for me. A walk in the woods, a good book out on the deck, a one-on-one conversation with a friend – that’s how I roll.
But, I have kids. Five of them. Boys. And that means…noise.
Twenty+ [...]

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Stuck with Thorns

Yesterday, while trimming some bushes that were a bit wild, I ended up getting impaled multiple times with thorns (yes, I know, that’s what work gloves are for – I never claimed to be the sharpest tool in the shed…). One of my fingers is a bit inflamed and tender right now as I type, [...]

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Raw Material

Been thinking about what I see in people lately. Some folks rapidly achieve high levels of fame and fortune, then crash and burn because they don’t have the capacity to deal with it. Others, in obscurity, just get it done.
What should you look for in an employee, a friend, or a spouse?
Here’s a hint: pay [...]

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Talking Dirty

Two people can love one another deeply, but still be relatively ineffective communicating it. How?
You haven’t talked dirty enough.
Huh? Isn’t this a family friendly blog? Yep, it is. But we’re talking soil here. Let me explain.
Some while back, with some level of frustration that words weren’t doing the trick, I went out to the garage, [...]

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