Category: Life

Lifestyle, People, Family, Relationships, Parenting, and Introspection according to how life be lifing.

  • Being in the Moment

    It’s so surreal seeing and hearing everyone again. It’s refreshing. I don’t feel like writing today. I just want to be here. In the moment. Soaking it in.Today was my Uncle’s funeral. There was a lot of people there to show love. I got to meet his 3 sons. I want to take a few…

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  • Nice Clothes

    I missed wearing nice clothes. I’m sure my weight has been a factor. I’m not crazy about buying new clothes to fit a frame that won’t be around much longer. That’s not denial talking. I’ve have enough of the excess, so I’m making it go away. But yeah nice clothes feel good every now and…

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  • Granma and Family

    It’s good to see family again. Hearing their voices sound so familiar. Being in the houses again. My cousins have kids that look like them now. It’s crazy. I’ve got first cousins that I hadn’t met who have kids too. I do wish our reunion was under better circumstances. I think it will be really…

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  • Surreal It’s crazy seeing family again after so long. It’s nuts seeing these streets again. I’m full. I want to see everyone, but I also want to see the old places. I made a mental list: SANDS Everywhere Elementary School Main St Garden St Hopewell Baptist Church Keney Park

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  • Uncle Rick

    I want to see my family and my first home under better circumstances. I would’ve liked to. I’m going to Hartford, CT with my grandmother to bury her son. The son she and my grandfather outlived. My mother’s little brother. The uncle who was only 13 years older than me but still a father figure…

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  • I was a long day preparing documents for the Voc Rehab Program. The literature on the program reads like it’s extremely promising. But the process of getting approved feels like preparing for family court. ..hmm I really thought I’d have something positive today. Well, I kinda do. A friend called me today about some work…

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  • My attorney and I have been pushing forward as much as we can with settling a drawn out divorce. I’m having a pretty serious financial hardship following retirement. Here’s the situation with my divorce. We negotiated over the summer of 2018 and got a document ready to sign on our 27 Sep 2018. When I…

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  • I got to talk about Candid Dad today with my dad – specifically about the intent, message, and people it will help. I got to layout the reasons it’s going to be a huge factor in how children view parenting. We talked about the what and that the how will take care of itself. I…

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  • I lost my Uncle Rick on Saturday. My mother’s little brother. My cousin Luverne called to tell me he passed that morning found by one of his nurses. My Granma called shortly after. Aunt Pat, Uncle Sam, now Uncle Rick – I don’t want to miss out on the chance to hug anyone else. I…

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  • Someone jacked my quarters from inside the CRV. Photo: How I found the car. Pretty damn bold of them. My car is about 12 paces from my bedroom window on the first floor. They left the Oakley’s tho – literally pulled them out of the ceiling compartment and left them on the driver’s seat. Which…

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  • A creative career path after the military is hard. I press forward with my ideas for two reasons: future me full of questions and the two children watching my life.

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  • I made a lot of headway on Voices.com today. No, I haven’t booked a gig yet, but I talked with my account manager today. For 45 minutes, we walked through every section of my profile and demos to optimize the details. In the end, I had info on demo creating and labeling, best descriptors of…

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