Minister Of Mocha

My wife and I have been working on a backyard project for the last year or more. We are slowly putting in a tiered patio, a pergola, plants, a fire pit, lights, camera, action… Well, maybe not the camera and action, but the rest of it has helped our backyard retreat slowly take shape. The…

Back in 1962 a little band out of England was formed. They called themselves The Rolling Stones. If you’re not familiar with them, stop reading this and do so quick research! Fast forward to 2024 and they have millions of tour miles under their belts as well as millions of records sold. This weekend I…

Each Sunday we go out to lunch with my mother (your GrandMoM?). It always happens after church and it also almost always takes place at Denny’s. It’s her thing. The lady loves her some Denny’s, what can I say? Since she knows she will get an “audience” with me each week, she tends to save…

One thing that you can count on with your MoM is that he is cheap! I love when I walk down the sidewalk or across the parking lot and I find a coin. It doesn’t matter the denomination, if I see money on the ground I’ll pick it up. Yes, even pennies. I recently saw…

I’ve been working on my waist line since I returned home from a recent visit to the beach. Let’s just say that the pictures were less than flattering and leave it at that. With some dedication and focus I have been able to shed a few pounds and and feeling better about myself. This weekend…

I’m at my daughter’s house helping with some home improvement projects. A few years back they bought an 80 year old house that needed lots of work. Back then we put in new floors and painted most of the house, but as things tend to go, once they moved in the projects got put on…

Today is the first of April, aka April Fool’s Day. When I was a kid I relished this day as an opportunity to pull pranks on friends and teachers. As a teacher I enjoyed playing along with the “well thought out” gags that my class pulled on me. There’s a line in a John Mellencamp…

No, not Elsa, or Ariel, or Anna, or whichever Disney princess sings that song. I’m thinking about something different here. As I sat down at Starbucks this morning I heard a song that I was not familiar with. It had sort of a “dance” vibe without being overtly techno. Of course, your MoM is on…

Yesterday I woke up to clear skies. To borrow a line from the Who, I could see for miles and miles. we are visiting the Kona coast of the Big Island and counting Haleakala across the Channel on Maui, I could see 5 volcanoes. No clouds on any of them and the only remaining volcano…