New Year…It’s All About Heart
This is a life update story. And it might border on both TMI and TL:DR After 3 years of adulting (and yes, and adulting sucks), I finally found out something I’ve been struggling to learn. I finally, finally Know what’s been going on with what I thought was my Dad’s heart valve AFib. After THREE […]
New Beginnings
I’ve started Day Job 2 this week. I have a great team. It seems like an encouraging environment. Everyone is excited to have me and my skillset (I am trying not to let Imposter Syndrome come knocking). There’s a lot of information flowing right now that’s a touch overwhelming, but that will ease off in […]
[Life Update] It’s Been a Minute
It’s been a minute. I apologize for dropping off the face of the internet. I fully intend to get back to pen blogging. There’s a lot to catch up on — pens, and life. First of all, I’ve struggled with fiction writing over the last several months. Every time I’ve gotten started on a project, […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] Sort of… Bic Sugar Skull 4-Color Ballpoint
Happy Dia de los Muertos to those who celebrate. This isn’t a for-real pen review blog. It’s an “I’m not dead yet” pen blog – on an appropriate day for that. Today, as I was sorting through some stuff, I found this – a vintage 4-Color Bic Ballpoint pen in a Sugar Skull pattern that […]
[Life] Update 2: Can I Be Real A Second?
Let down my guard and tell you how I feel a second? Yeah, there’s not going to be any pen or short story blogs until October earliest. It’s not a good time or place right now. Loki is declining. He’s in pain and having difficulty walking. He can’t put weight on his right, front paw. […]
[Life] I’m Struggling
As you may have noticed, things have been quiet around here. That’s because I’m struggling. Yes, I realize that everything I’m about to mention is a First World Problem. Yes, I realize that many people have it way worse than me. Guess what? My struggles are mine, and I’m not competing with anyone else. My […]
[Personal] Updating Status
So yeah, it does seem like I have dropped off the face of the blog. And I did. I’m six weeks out of shoulder surgery and in well into physical therapy. It still aches. PT is not fun but necessary. I’ll be weak on the right arm for a while. I call the arthroscopic scars […]
History Has Its Eye
Yeah, I’m a Hamilton junkie, and it’s appropriate for today. I was going to do a pen blog. Yesterday got away from me – Day Job was massively busy. I was going to do it today. Then today happened. The events at the Capitol Building in Washington, DC were horrific to watch. It was bad […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] Been a Bit Sparse
I realize the pen blog has been a bit sparse lately. It’s not for lack of material. It’s been a weird time with the pandemic and such — as it is for all of us. It’s been tough to get the groove going on the reviews. So… what I’ve been doing is taking my giant […]
[Personal] Quick Update
There were no posts this week because it’s August in Texas… Day Job had a Hurricane Activation. I may be back next week, but it may be another week or two before full operation.