Minister Of Mocha

I think I’ve probably used this title before, but I’m not positive. Anyhow, it’s my blog, so my rules, right?!? I spent a large part of my Saturday traveling back home from our 2nd “home” at our daughter’s house in Hawaii. I’m a guy who enjoys soda. Like, really enjoys soda. We’re talking about 4…

I went to Home Depot this week. I know, that’s not a big deal, people go to Home Depot all the time. I was working on the floors at my daughter’s dental office and we started to run low on supplies so my son in law ordered more boxes of flooring. The problem was that…

Here I am, back in beautiful Hawaii once again. My daughter has hired me to help put in vinyl laminate flooring at her office. So yes, it’s a working vacation. I spent my whole day putting in part of the flooring. I didn’t even get finished with the main entry room that I had hoped…

I had the opportunity to stay in a fancy hotel this weekend. My friend and I went to watch a concert in Las Vegas. Normally I am a “there and back again” kind of guy, but he said he wanted to spend the night, so he got us a room in one of the hotels…

Yesterday was a day I knew would come, but had avoided in my head. I’ve seen it in the distance for a couple of years now. As time went by it inched ever closer to reality, and try as I might, my denial couldn’t stop the inevitability of the truth. I started my weekend by…

Tonight is the NCAA National Championship game for football. For some people it’s a huge deal. I’ll be watching with a friend, but honestly I barely care what happens, I’m just looking forward to food and fellowship. There are people out there who will have their faces painted. I’m sure that people have traveled great…

Last week we took a short road trip out of town for our daughter’s birthday. Because of a winter storm, a major highway between Los Angeles and the rest of Northern California was shut down, so traffic was diverted to other highways. The one we were on went from typical light traffic, to jam packed.…

I had to delay heading to Starbucks this morning. I was waiting for a team of workers to come and install solar panels on my roof. We have wanted to do it for some time and finally decided to pull the trigger and make it happen. It reminds me of getting into the recovery lifestyle:…

I spent most of this past Saturday awake. The alarm was set for 1:24 am and I don’t hit snooze. I have a friend who was making a trip to Texas to surprise a friend. I was his Uber driver for the day. Getting to LAX at 4 am required an early departure from Ridgecrest.…

A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of going to see a band for the first time. The band’s main lyricist is known for pouring his emotions out in song. If he feels good, you know it. If he feels sad you know it. If he feels angry, you definitely know it! There…