Obviously I've been taking a little break here. I promise that I will be back in the new year. I have several goals for 2015 and will chronicle them here. That includes finally turning the corner on my weight loss, a writing project or two and more. I have high hopes for next year. This... Continue Reading →
A New Beginning – December 4
Six Months. We have just passed the six month mark. Seems like we've been here longer. We have definitely fallen in love with Richmond and the surrounding area. Great selection of food, entertainment, historical sites, places to get out and enjoy the great out of doors. Fabulous people too. This is a truly wonderful area.... Continue Reading →
A New Beginning – November 13
NaNoWriMo update: I am just slightly behind the goal at the moment. I started off very well, getting as much as 3,000 words ahead of the timeline (we call it "the curve" in my family). Then I had a couple of things get in the way - The Kid got sick for a day, meetings,... Continue Reading →
A New Beginning – November 6
It's November. And once again I have dedicated myself to a month long ordeal and creative experiment. It's NaNoWriMo. That's National Novel Writing Month. The goal is to write 50,000 words of a novel in the 30 days of November. This is one of the great passions of The Kid. She is, of course, an... Continue Reading →
For a New Year
Well 2013 was quite the experience. My wife and I tried living apart for almost 4 months, the longest we've been apart in more than 30 years. We didn't like it. But we're doing it again in just a matter of days. My daughter began advanced studies aimed at a Master's Degree. So far it... Continue Reading →
Milepost
This is the 100th post on this blog "From A Craxy, Mized Up World". I will be honest and not that I'm not overly proud of that. 100 posts is a pretty puny number in the blogosphere and I assumed I'd get here long before I have. This blog has been and will continue to... Continue Reading →
Coming Out of My Closet
I'm going to ask you to make a larger investment in this blog post than normal. What comes next will make much more sense if you watch this video. This is Ash Beckham, an LGBT advocate, delivering a TEDx talk in Boulder CO. It's 11 minutes long but worth the time. It's not really about what... Continue Reading →
Thoughts On – Writing
All of my life I have been a story teller. My earliest memory involving stories is from kindergarten when I acted out the story of Abiyoyo as sung by Pete Seeger. My memory says I was a hit. As life went on I found more ways to tell stories. I went on stage for the first... Continue Reading →
For the Fallen
Today we remember all veterans but especially those who gave all. From the poem "For the Fallen" by Laurence Binyon: They went with songs to the battle, they were young.Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow.They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,They fell with their faces to the foe.They shall grow... Continue Reading →
Jamestown Story – The Day the Aliens Landed
In the end it was nothing at all like in the movies. The space ship from another planet didn't choose New York or London or Moscow. Bolts of energy didn't vaporize landmarks or disintegrate tanks. There were no little green men or big silver robots or musical exchanges of ideas. It didn't even look “right”.... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 