While walking in nearby woods yesterday evening I came across some strange slightly-snow covered oddities.. The woods are strange in general to me.. Quiet but yet somehow they reserve secrets that trees are just dying to speak of if only they could .. But these two sights, carvings on trees and a shack on the … Read moreWhile walking in nearby woods yesterday evening I came across…
Is it my imagination or has this year simply vanished in time? Lines grains of sand… slowly..slowly..slowly moving their way through the hour glass. Only in this case, an hour felt like a minute and minutes sped by at the rate I don’t think I ever conjured before.. Speaking of the Conjuring, sort of a … Read moreWARM NOVEMBER THANK YOU
I had a bit of an emotional morning the other day .. at a strange place no less: A gas station.. After filling my car with regular octane, I walked into the store to grab a snack and coffee … and noticed Halloween candy. Halloween candy!? And back to school signs! Autumn!? School buses!? I … Read moreSchool days of August
My local mall (so as long as the mall exists, more on that later) has a drive in.. with spring nearing summer *weather still not feeling like it* a drive in will open there.. Which is a throwback, isn’t it? But a much bigger throwback was a post that a friend of mine put on … Read moreTHE OLD DAYS OF DRIVE INS
Simply put: Knoebels is the best park in the state of Pennsylvania. Scratch that.. the nation.. Scratch that.. the world. Need I go on? Perhaps there is a bias here. I have been traveling to Knoebels Grove since I was an infant.. I go every year–being about 25 minutes away helps. The park has free … Read more90th Anniversary: Knoebels opens–and promises a new room of scares!
A shroud of fog.. A hint of fear. Nothing there.. That you hear. Just the muffled scream, Of humanity’s dream. Lagging behind, And losing steam.
MY NIGHTMARE. It began a week ago. I got sick—selfishness took over and I requested leave time from my fatherly duties. My wife luckily allowed me to get a full day of sleep. Then the next day when my son, Ayden, went to school and her to work, I stayed home. And slept again.. Whatever … Read moreThings that really scare parents.. not movies.. not monsters.. but fevers. And this week we had our share
Today is a big day. My wife is 36. My son is 5. Birthdays galore.. and moments in time that we need to stop and reflect. Tara may not want picture herself at the age she is–though I remind her she can now run for president. Heck if Trump can anyone can. As for Ayden, … Read moreToday is a big day. My wife is 36. My son is 5. Birthdays galore…..
My son got sick this morning, right before his final day of day care for the year.. As I write this, he’s watching Netflix on the couch and relaxing. I am home from work and blogging in between worried looks each time he makes a move, just in case I have to rush back to … Read moreTHE BILE OF THE LAST DAY OF THE YEAR
This is my original artwork.. it’s my nostalgic Christmas postcard to you. The scene I drew in this picture, several years ago actually, is gone now. It is of the former St. Ignatius Church in Centralia, PA, a place I attended Christmas midnight mass for several years when my life began. The road signs are … Read moreTHE NOSTALGIC IMAGE OF CHRISTMASES LONG LONG AGO