I used to drink a lot, but I rarely drank alone! In my much-younger days I was quite an enthusiastic social drinker. Over the years my social involvement has ebbed and flowed, but even now I am happy to enjoy a gin and tonic with friends. During most of my travels I was typically joined by a colleague or two, but these past 10 years as a road rep I usually traveled solo. Having been around an alcoholic or two in my life I had an acute awareness of what drinking alone could do

Everyone has a reason! The true reason I started rucking began three years ago when our daughter, Perpetua, was born with Downs Syndrome. Although today we wouldn’t wish for her to be any different than she is- the fear, anxiety, and concern for her and our future was quite the weight to bare. That hasn’t altogether gone away, but has subsided a bit. The one thing my wife and I don’t do is tuck our tails and run when life gets challenging. We were determined, as we are with a

" A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step " old Chinese proverb Two years ago (in October) a friend who was in-between...

“Has anyone seen my phone?” - me! Years ago in college a couple of friends and myself were going for a ride on a bike trail. One of my...

“I didn’t do anything, you kept moving, lost balance, and hurt yourself” - my 19-year-old son. About a week ago, I was rolling with my...

“Lately I just judge the distance, not the words I hear.” Bob Seger - Till it Shines Being a fully bonafide “born and raised” GenX guy,...

“The treacherous are ever distrustful” Gandalf In my life I have ran across some really annoying and frustrating people who are always...

Is that chair black or navy blue?!? During a recent trip to Hocking Hills we stayed at an AirBnB with a lovely second-story deck...

June 27th, 10am, 71*F, Nelsonville, OH. I was out with six of my kids for a nice lazy morning river ride on inner tubes. The sun wasn’t...

This journey began one day when I realized, like many others, that I reached for my phone before I reached for my coffee. I then began to...