• RANT INCOMING: Worst. Travel day. Ever.

    WARNING: If you don’t want to hear a rant on terrible airlines, the worst travel day of my life, stitches without anesthetic, long lines, and early mornings, turn around now. Don’t read further.…

  • Dear Irish Boy: A Fiddle Tune

    Hi all! A few of you have requested that I record a song or two. I finally got around to it! This is one of my favorites. I’ve been working on my fiddling…

  • Adventuring At Home: Lesson Learned.

    It’s a common misconception that in order to have a ‘real’ adventure, you have to travel out of county, out of state or province, or out of the country. Who says you have…

  • Song of the Open Road

    I’ve been told many times that if I want to be a good writer, one of the most important things I can do is to read. And by that I don’t mean stuffing…

  • Winter Writer’s Block

    It is frustrating, sometimes, to discover just how difficult writing can be. On some days, it comes naturally to me, words and sentences flowing easily from my mind, and I’ve finished whatever project…

  • Re-entry Is Kicking My Butt.

    It’s been a while since I last wrote anything for you guys. I apologize for that. The truth is, it’s been a crazy month. Re-entry is not as easy as many people seem…