There’s nothing quite like cold weather and sickness to make you miss warmth and the outdoors.

Cloud Cuckoo Land is a gem of a novel. Hidden within a seemingly random conversation between two characters, I discovered my new mantra.

First fire of the year. Not many opportunities here.

Took the day off to go ice skating with my son for his 6th birthday. We had the entire rink to ourselves.

A Day in the Life. Around 10am in Lafayette, Louisiana.

My lil guy loves some baseball.

Well, at least we still have baseball here.

Wife and kids grabbed me a new Bugout for Valentine’s Day this year.

We recently traveled to Waco, TX for a quick family trip.