Moose and Ink

Welp, there I go again. Not updating for an extremely long time. At least I have been remarkably consistent in my inconsistency. As December rolls around, I’m hoping that 2016 will be a better time for blogging and updates. I am finding myself missing the blog and just in general writing…

Last July, a group of friends and I went to ION (Invasion of Normandy). This past weekend, I went and did it again. And like last year, I had a blast. For those who don’t recall (and who don’t want to click on the little link above) – ION is…

Received last night from my little brother: So this is 41 … it’s something alright. How am I planning on spending it? Well, the folks are coming up for dinner but aside from that, not too much is happening. Most of the fun stuff happened last weekend. As a combination…

Sixteen years ago on a nice, summer day not too unlike today, Steph and I were married. It has generally been a pleasant time. Since that church in Calmar, IA (about 10 miles from here), we’ve been a lot of places. Our first anniversary was in Galena, IL, a town…

A very nice sunset from my walk home last night. I only wish that I had my sunglasses with me so it didn’t melt my eyeballs.

Proving that I am woefully behind the times … We have a new resident in our house. Say hello to Bee.   Bee, short for Beholder (either in relation to the one-eyed D&D monster or the phrase, “Eye of the Beholder”, take your pick) came to us from the local…

I honestly did not mean for a month to pass before posting again. Wow. Anyway, here’s some February progress. Again, the Green dots represent days that I’d written in increments of 250 words.  Orange is video games (guess when I beat a game? Go on, guess!). The total for the…

I actually meant to post this last week but a nasty bout with the stomach flu waylaid me. Here is a picture of cute cats to atone for the error: Okay, that aside, here is another picture: A couple of months ago, I read about V.E. Schwab’s method of tracking…