Not every squirrel is out to destroy the world. This came as a surprise to me—an epiphany if you will—while I was working so hard to Make Bird Feeders Great Again. I guess I’d better explain. . . I’ve got this bird feeder—a nice glass tube with some metal perches and a plastic tray—that hangs […]
Continue readingHave you ever had a song you already love take on a new or greater meaning? Maybe you heard it on a first date, or it was playing the moment you realized you were in love. Years passed, love grew, and suddenly that silly little song is your wedding dance. Or maybe it started as an […]
Continue readingIf you’ve been to my house at any point in the last eighteen months, I’ve probably made you eat sauerkraut—no small task considering its a highly divisive food. There’s certainly been plenty of it for me to push. I started fermenting in August 2015 to indulge my curiosity and kept at it for the fascination, […]
Continue readingEpiphanies are like earthquakes; there may be a million little pressures building beneath the surface, but when they finally strike its usually without warning. Its seismic. I’m not talking about gradually dawning realizations, here. I’m talking about real epiphanies. I had one recently, and its shaken me to the core: I’m going to self-publish my […]
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