And it’s my kids who are getting screwed. My renewal for Medicaid came up in May. I’ve done this renewal quite a few times, so I didn’t expect anything different. …

She’s 7, by the way. The other night I heard my daughter crying softly after I put her to bed. I went in there to see what was going on and I asked her: “Why you cry?” in the same voice I use when I am speaking as her favorite…

I wish I was then at least I would feel like I am making progress. What has happened since the last entry? A lot has happened since the last entry. Not long after I made the shanty to house the stuff in the garage so I could put in the…

I came to the conclusion that it wasn’t me. After I read that book, The Five Love Languages, I thought it was an interesting premise and thought I would look at each of these in regard to myself and others. I wanted to see what I preferred and what others…

It’s always best to know what you want ahead of time. — Y’all remember when vision boards were all the rage and lifestyle gurus were telling us all to get one and that it would help manifest stuff? Yeah, see, the thing about manifesting stuff is that you still have to work for it. It doesn’t just show up. Like, y’all still…

…so where the fuck did I go? This story was published elsewhere on the internets in July of 2022. No, I did not fall off the face of the planet because it’s SPHERICAL but there was some falling involved. …

every day for a week. It just rained…every day….for a freakin’ week. I’d gotten to the point where 90% of the plants I needed to keep were dug up and relocated in some way. Then there was just rain and more rain. I kept thinking “a little bit every few…

{zip ties and patience hold my world together} The story was published elsewhere on April 25th, 2022. Things didn’t go quite as planned yesterday but that doesn’t mean they didn’t work out. The hoop house just wasn’t working at all. The tension applied to the connections at the ridgeline were…

…being short doesn’t help. The was originally published elsewhere on Apr 24, 2022 Yesterday was one of the first truly nice days here in the O-H in quite a while. Over 80 degrees in late April is a treat even if it doesn’t last. …