It’s Election Day. You should vote. No really, you should. Why? Here’s ten reasons why… 1. If you don’t, then you can’t complain when the wrong guy wins. 2. Free donuts. 3. Your grandparents, whether or not… Read More ›
Life Lessons
Ryno-Vision: Boardwalk Empire, Politics on Facebook, Pumpkin Beer & more…
How do you concentrate when there’s so much going on in the world? I can’t. But here’s 12 things that have come across my brain desk this week… Always nice to get my band, Me & My Drums, back together…. Read More ›
10 Things Unrelated to Building Rocking Chairs
A brief rundown of 10 things I’ve learned or have affirmed in the past couple weeks- listed in no particular order. Goucher Athenaeum 1. Your college will have changed as much as you have in 10 years. It’s… Read More ›
The Curious Case of the Dead Squirrel
There are roughly five hundred million squirrels in the world* and I found a dead one in our backyard this morning. The squirrel- I don’t know its name or sex, was lying under a tree. There was an acorn still… Read More ›
33 Things I Know
Tomorrow I turn 33. At this point in my life I don’t know everything there is to know- I only know some things. Things you know are absolute- they are facts as far as you are concerned. They are bases… Read More ›
Catching a Breath: 10 Things I’ve Learned in the Past Month
I have had a lot going on lately. There have been quite a few life changes and believe me, I’ve wanted to write a coherent blog about every single one of them. But I haven’t been able too. Maybe because… Read More ›
Philly, I Bid You Adieu
In Mid-August of 2006 I packed up a U-Haul trailer, hooked it up to my blue Chevy Blazer and headed south for Philadelphia. The rearview mirror was full of Portland, Gram, my family, my band and the boats & crew… Read More ›
No Town Like Johnstown: Missing in Action Again
If you travel for work, people will often call you lucky. And really, you are. You’re getting paid to travel and that’s a beautiful thing. I once went to San Diego for a weekend. It was snowing in Philly. Just… Read More ›
Selinsgrove by Sunset: matchbox cars, party jams and door knobs
At 10 o’clock at night I found myself locked in the bathroom. This particular Monday had started much earlier- around the usual time with all the usual tricks. There wasn’t much to report. Traffic was a tad bit heavier than… Read More ›
Giddy Up America 