I’m not sure when I visited my first Ren. Fest but I was probably in elementary school. In high school and college I would visit Scarborough or the Texas Ren. Fest, near Houston, at least once a year. With Covid though I hadn’t been back to either in a couple of years. This year Keltin
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Keltin went to watch basketball and Bear and I went hiking at the Fort Worth Nature Center. This was a beautiful early spring day. It started off chilly but warmed up quickly. Bear was happy to get out on the trail but the heat wore him out quickly. He found a shady spot to relax
Title: GallantAuthor: V.E. SchwabPublication Date: 2022Publishing House: Greenwillow Books I really enjoy V.E. Schwab’s books and have read a number of them. She has also published books under the name Victoria Schwab. This book I listened to as an audiobook from the library. Make sure to support your local library. Goodreads Synopsis: Everything casts a
Life has been busy recently and has taken time away from writing. I turned 30 over the weekend. It is kind of surreal, I do and I don’t feel older. In one way it is just another day but it is also a milestone that we have culturally attached importance to. As I worked on
Title: Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary UnderbellyAuthor: Anthony BourdainPublication Date: 2000Publishing House: Bloomsbury I stumbled across this book on the library app. It is read by the author, the late, great Anthony Bourdain. Yes, I’m still on a bit of a memoir streak. As always, I highly suggest supporting the local library. Also, heads
Title: GreenlightsAuthor: Matthew McConaugheyPublication Date: 2020Publishing House: Penguin Random House I have read more memoirs and biographies in the past year than I ever have. I’ve enjoyed learning how other people think and what they think is an important learning experience. Greenlights.com Synopsis: I’ve been in this life for fifty years,been trying to work out
I have gone a number of vastly different places since I started this site and it always surprises me to see what places end up being the most popular. Here are my top 3 most popular videos and my personal favorite so far. #3 – Two Buttes | Colorado #2 – Stanton County Museum |
Title: HorrorstörAuthor: Grady Hendrix Publication Date: 2014Publishing House: Quirk Books Horror is not normally my genre but I have wanted to try reading some Grady Hendrix for a while and I found this book at my favorite local used bookshop and promptly read it in a weekend. Goodreads Synopsis: Something strange is happening at the Orsk
This post is a combination of my Close to Home series and it is more than a bit of a Campfire Story because every theater has a ghost. I’m pretty sure it is almost a requirement. The Campus Theatre is home to Theatre Denton, this is the local community theatre in Denton, TX. Keltin and
One of our favorite places to hike is the Caddo LBJ National Grasslands out of Decatur, Texas. We can escape the city for a time and there are miles and miles of trails to explore. In February we hiked about 5.25 miles along the red trail. The is about a 9 mile loop but it








