Movie Music Monday – Sky High

It took me a bit to find a movie to feature today. This is mainly because it wasn't so much about the movie, or the song. I wanted to find a song and movie based on the artist. On this day in 1944, Ric Ocasek of The Cars was born. There are plenty of Cars … Continue reading Movie Music Monday – Sky High →

WordPress Daily Prompt

Who was your most influential teacher? Why? Every once in a while, there will be a prompt that I feel compelled to write an answer to. In this case, I wrote about it in 2020. Who was my most influential teacher? That is one of the easiest questions to answer. Tom Shaner. Why? Well, here … Continue reading WordPress Daily Prompt →

Book Recommendation – Everyone Who Can Forgive Me Is Dead

Here is another book that I read simply because the title intrigued me. Everyone Who Can Forgive Me is Dead is a considered a psychological thriller that had been praised for its twisty plot, unreliable narrator, and exploration of memory, guilt, and trauma, drawing comparisons to Luckiest Girl Alive and The Lost Night. I was … Continue reading Book Recommendation – Everyone Who Can Forgive Me Is Dead →

Spam Be Damned

If I had all of the money that the daily spam calls tell me I have coming to me I would never have to work again and I could travel the world! Every single day I get 3-6 calls from various numbers saying that I have been approved for $20,000 - $100,000 and that all … Continue reading Spam Be Damned →

Verses From the Italian Bard

I hope that it isn’t a crimeToday’s post will be done in rhyme.I’ve got something to sayOn World Poetry DayKeep reading if you’ve got the time. I am aware and I know itI’m not a very good poet.But I’m going to tryAnd don’t ask me whyI just hope I don’t blow it. My brain’s in … Continue reading Verses From the Italian Bard →

A Finger Pickin’ Good Birthday

Happy Heavenly Birthday to Jerry Reed. Without a doubt, he was one of the best guitar pickers in Nashville! Jerry Reed Hubbard was born in Atlanta, Georgia on March 20, 1937. By the time he was in high school he was writing songs and singing them. At 18 years old, he was signed to a … Continue reading A Finger Pickin’ Good Birthday →

Friday Photo Flashback

I suppose I could have skipped the Friday Photo Flashback this week. I posted quite a few photos yesterday for my anniversary after all. However, I did find one photo worth sharing again. It takes us back to St. Patrick's Day of 2022. Ella is two here and Andre is about 5 months old. My … Continue reading Friday Photo Flashback →

8 Amazing Years (And More to Come)

Today my wife, Samantha, and I celebrate our eight wedding anniversary. I missed a perfect gift opportunity. I didn't realize that the eight wedding anniversary is the "Bronze Anniversary." Had I known that, I would have gotten my wife an extended tanning membership, so she could get a nice "bronze" tan. Apparently, the eight-year wedding … Continue reading 8 Amazing Years (And More to Come) →

Bling and Bingo

Last week my daughter cheered for the last basketball game of the season. She truly enjoyed learning the cheers, shaking the pom poms, and yelling in her cheerleader cone. They had said that the teams would be getting medals at the end of the night, but we had no idea that the cheerleaders would too. … Continue reading Bling and Bingo →

The Findin’ of the Green

Since when is this a thing? My daughter got up yesterday morning and ran out into the living room to see what the Leprechaun left for her. I can sum that up for you in one word - nothing. I know that all the elementary school kids make a leprechaun trap every year in an … Continue reading The Findin’ of the Green →