Family · Music · Travel

The Texas Hill Country and A Story Dump

Have you ever visited the Texas Hill Country? It’s one of my favorite places. Favorite as in a place where I would choose to live if given the chance, favorite.  We just returned from a long weekend in Gruene, home of the music hall where Willie Nelson began his singing career. No kidding. We had… Continue reading The Texas Hill Country and A Story Dump

The Story

Don’t Edit Your Story Too Much

I usually spend more time editing than I do writing. I edit and then I edit the hell heck out of anything I post because I care about what people think too much. I do this in other areas of life. Editing life through controlling what the outside world sees. The editing process has value, yet… Continue reading Don’t Edit Your Story Too Much

Photography

1/1,000 of a second

I appreciate photography as an art form and means of storytelling. In college, I discovered Ansel Adams’ haunting black and whites and have been drawn to photography ever since.  I most enjoy amateur attempts at capturing our children in my camera as a way of slowing down time, as a means of documenting and remembering… Continue reading 1/1,000 of a second