I honestly have no idea how I was even allowed to become a musician. I was a seventies kid who liked to play in the dirt. When I was eight years old, I was at a pool with tons of Read more…

Follow the rules but don’t be boring. There are a thousand articles featuring the best tips on how to be a better writer. I still read most of them that pop up as being recommended for me on a given platform. Read more…

Even if spare change is a thing of the past. I’m pretty sure I have a jar of coins kicking around somewhere. I’m not sure if I know of anyone who doesn’t. The value of saving each day is often Read more…

More love than money. It’s been just a few years since my Mom passed. She squeezed my hand and looked into my eyes as I told her that it was going to be okay, and she took her last breath. Read more…

She says that is her message. Probably not going to call her back. If you’re anything like me and you receive a voicemail that simply says, “Hey, it’s so and so, can you call me back? I need to ask Read more…

Surprise your maple-loving family and friends! I’ve been a hobby sugar maker for somewhere around 20 years. Starting with 10 buckets hanging from trees, I settled on 100 taps on tubing with a small vacuum system and a pretty slick Read more…

They can turn stuffed animals into real ones. Over the years, I’ve been a guest at the home of a few cats where I paid the rent or mortgage. They walk around like they own the place and yawn in Read more…