What is going on with our nation and the notion of what is healthy. This week the head of the CDC was fired and escorted out of her office by security because she wouldn’t fall in line with what the White House was telling her to do. I realize her job is appointed by the…
Another Concert
I had the ability to go to another concert this last weekend. I was able to go and see Five For Fighting and Vertical Horizon opened for them. I have been a Five For Fighting fan for many years. I am not sure exactly when I first heard “It’s Not Easy (Superman)” [now known as…
July Music 2025
I know it took me until over half way through the month to get to this, but hey I was out of town for a bit and then school started for my kids. Ok, I know what you are all saying, at least those of you who read these monthly music blogs – “He only…
Weird Al – with my kids
This last weekend Weird Al passed through my city on his Bigger and Weirder tour. This is his current tour that is huge. He has sold of Madison Square Garden, The Forum, Vegas (for multiple nights), and more across the country. I had heard about the tour last year, and when I found out he…
European Vacation – Part 3 – Post Resort
As stated in the part 2 we got to the train station borrowing the shuttle from the resort one more time, and I drove it down the mountain. My father and brother came along as well. One of them was going to drive it back up the mountain and they also thought it was wise…
European Vacation – Part 2 – The Resort
On Sunday morning we all got up, ate breakfast, and headed to the train station. We got loaded up and started the 4.5 hour train trip to Villach, Austria. It was a beautiful train trip. We went through the alps in the region, and so there were towering mountains around us. There were beautiful valleys…
European Vacation – Part 1 – Getting There
My family had the opportunity to head to Europe for my parent’s 50th wedding anniversary. A lot went into figuring out what was going to happen for this big event, and when all was said and done the decision was to have my parents, my brother’s family and my family all meet up in Austria…
Sudoku – I suck at it
NOTE – I am finishing up a trip to Austria with a bunch of my family right now. I am working on postings for that. While on this trip I have had some free time, and the hotel we were at had some puzzles to work on and one was a couple of Sudoku. If…
House Changes
Boy has it been a month of spending money on the house. Over the last month we have had a number of things done to the house for various reasons. Some were good experiences, some not as good, and some with hick ups. So where to start… My wife and I had decided that we…
And So It Begins – 3D Printing
I recently mentioned that I was going to venture into starting a business printing large format cameras and most likely selling film at some point. Well the first steps have been taken and here is where we are at. I ordered a lot of stuff to start things up. My father and I went through…