August 23rd, 2021


At the Hurricane Ridge area - Olympic National Park, Washington Today I took off on another adventure. Today’s trip was over to Olympic National Park. I needed to get a walk in so what better way to do that than to huff up a mountain trail? I gotta get back on the treadmill next week … Continue reading August 23rd, 2021

August 17th, 2021


Nice way to start the day It’s back home today to a comfy 70° . I’ve been away from home for 3½ weeks and it seems like it’s been longer. While I was gone I was adding to my to-do list of things for when I get back. I have several things to take care … Continue reading August 17th, 2021

August 11th, 2021


Ugh. I woke up at 2:00 A.M. this morning for no apparent reason. It really sucks because I wake up then some of life’s bullshit starts flowing through my head and I cannot get it to stop. I lie awake for hours and finally just say “f- it” and get up since it’s pointless to … Continue reading August 11th, 2021

August 6th, 2021


Behold the awesomeness of… Today it was another road trip, but this time we went further north. First stop was the Wild Animal Safari in Strafford, MO. It was a pretty good drive-through animal park and worth a stop. We saw and fed all kinds of animals then went through the walking section. After that, … Continue reading August 6th, 2021

August 1st, 2021


Wow…it’s already August. Another fast summer. Last night we had thunderstorms here, the likes of which I have not seen in many years - I moved from the Midwest 25 years ago this year - and we don’t really get those types of storms where I live in WA. Winds, lightning, torrential rains…a real blast … Continue reading August 1st, 2021