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things are crazy here (what’s new?) i’ll try to keep up with new music monday, but won’t guarantee much else between now and getting to phoenix. our schedule looks like this:
june 1: last day of school
june 12-13: movers [...]

new music monday xx

it’s a bit dark on the video, but the subject matter is nothing but light.
i wrote this song, “boogers on the wall,” for my kids. just being silly. a short appearance by my mr. baby.
enjoy.

press

my mother’s day present (even though someone wasn’t supposed to buy presents)
so smooth
on problem with a french press i have found is that it doesn’t stay warm very long. i suppose i’ll make a quilted cozy.
anyone else had this problem?

new music monday xix

on time today.
my friend, irish gumbo (go check him out. i like the writing he concocts.) requested this one. i, sadly, have missed tons of music in this life and uncle tupelo is one of those bands. i dig this song (and it was easy!)
here’s “no depression” by uncle tupelo by me and [...]

river to river relay part 2

where was i?
ah, yes. they started shutting down the course on us. we knew this might happen, per the rules, but we really didn’t expect it. at this point we had 2 choices: keep on going or skip some legs so we always had race officials & emt around. we [...]

i’m gonna say it

i’m pissed.
daddyjay talked to our realtor 2 nights ago & she said people love our house, BUT they don’t like the neighborhood.
i’m the first person to say that i love my neighborhood & i have the best neighbors. we are really sad to leave such a great place.
BUT
i live in university city, mo. [...]

new music monday xx

i know the chords are not perfect, but this is the only version i could find hat i can actually play all of the chords, so it’ll have to do.
this is one of my go-to karaoke choices. i love this song.
fake plastic trees it is.

in other news, i’m [...]

river to river relay

2 weeks ago, i ran in the river to river relay. this is an 80 mile trek through southern illinois with 7 other people.
80 miles. 8 people. roughly 10 miles each.
ouch, indeed.
my best friend was on my team, along with some others i knew and a couple i didn’t know.
we were to [...]