Carrie and me at the Washburn Game Wednesday A snowy weekend here in Topeka. The weather forecast for most of last week warned that a big st...

Nothing specific to talk about in this week’s post, so this will be a bit of a meandering of topics and discussion as I begin writing on Sun...

The year 2025 has concluded, and 2026 is already a few days into the new year. Every year, I participate in the Goodreads Reading Challe...

Another busy weekend with a quick trip to Kansas City. We went to celebrate November birthdays for Erin and Eddie. Joan and Eddie arranged ...

I continue my reading routine, reading every day. I would normally read only in the evening before going to bed, but over the past few weeks...

This week will be one of those rambling posts about nothing... or a lot, depending on how you look at it. To start, we have a few camping tr...

Seems like another day to post about nothing. Whatever comes to mind as I type away on this Saturday afternoon. March Madness is coming to a...

My reading journey has slowed a bit over the past month or two. I am still reading every night, but my reading has dwindled from multiple ...

We're a few days into 2025, and a winter storm is still gripping the state. While I'm curious to see how this plays out, it's no...

Sleepy Oliver on Christmas Eve It feels like a good time for a rambling post about various things that come to mind while I write. I had to ...

Merry Christmas 2024 Friday night, Carrie and I had the pleasure of attending "Finding the Light: Event and Reading." We went not ...

GoodReads Book Challenge Status 2024 Every year for the past few years, I've participated in the  GoodReads  reading challenge. This yea...

We had a fun time a week ago Saturday where Erin, Carrie, and I decided to try out a new coffee spot in Topeka called Higher Grounds . We to...

Goal was 25 and Made 25 I met my reading goal for 2023. The goal was 25 books and I read my last book on New Years Eve. On November 5, 2023,...

Status in GoodReads 2023 Reading Challenge The GoodReads 2023 Reading Challenge started and I was doing really well about halfway through t...

I sit here on a Sunday afternoon watching pre-season Chiefs football and wondering what happened to the summer. Seriously, it feels like I ...

Carrie in the Hammock What wonderful weather we have had the past few weeks. Carrie has spent most evenings in our hammock with the nice wea...

Met My 2022 Reading Goal A year ago I set a goal to read twenty books for 2022. This was done on GoodReads  where I have been a member for a...

My goal for 2022 was to read at least 20 books for the year. Well over the half-way point, I think I am going to exceed the 20 book count. I...

A few times a year, I find myself reading for fun. I would not call myself an avid reader, but I do enjoy reading. Of course I spend every d...