It’s there. In the simplest of things. In the most minor of details. In that moment, or in that activity. It’s there. Unfortunately, all too often, we miss it. Or worse, we dismiss it. What is it? It, well it is everything around us that we have to be thankful for. Look, it would be … Read more
“I always knew the day would come, When I’d need to take a stand, Before I wasn’t sure I could, But now I know I can.” That was how I started my proposal poem as I dropped to one knee, on the edge of the Na Pali cliffs of Kauai, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Being … Read more
I swear it’s unintentional, but I’m starting to feel like a Country DJ. Between the ‘Live Like You Were Dying’ post, and the ‘Buy Dirt’ post, and now the ‘How They Remember You’ post, I’m really starting to be concerned about jeopardizing my 80’s Rock street cred. 🙂 Funny aside: I was like seven years … Read more
To be honest, if you haven’t belted out your own lousy, eardrum-bursting rendition of ‘School’s Out for Summer’ at least once this month, well, I’m not sure we can be friends. 🙂 Sure, it may be the end of another school year, but I have a confession… I don’t want school to end. Yes, I’m … Read more
I didn’t do college. No specific reason, I just didn’t have the grades, the money, or the desire (oh hey, look, I found three reasons). 🙂 Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against college. I mean, I spent a ton of time on college campuses in my younger days. College life is freaking amazing… … Read more
One of the reasons I’m still here is to document and share my life experiences with those, especially family, who come after me. This includes experiences that may be good (or, sometimes, otherwise). And it allows me to relive and share some “Mitchstory” – remember, the combination of Mitch, mystery, and history… kinda catchy, huh? … Read more
There are always going to be good days and bad days. When you are battling an incurable, and decidedly progressive, disease, reflecting on the minutiae of each day or moment can definitely create opportunities for a bad day. But I do not want an address in PityCity. And Baditude is a place I might visit … Read more