Blog: Ruminations

Super Bowl Ads, Horses, Tears

Honestly, I did cry when I saw the Budweiser 2013 Super Bowl ad.  It made me think of my sons, and how I raised each of them, how each left home, and how I wanted them to come back.   [embedplusvideo height=”337″ width=”550″ standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/o2prAccclXs?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=o2prAccclXs&width=550&height=337&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=&notes=” id=”ep6301″ /] 2013 Budweiser Super Bowl Ad — The Clydesdales: …

Snow, Buds, and Cat

We had a pretty good snow in West Virginia this weekend. Of course, it’s winter. I haven’t gone out much, but I did take a notion to get some photos of a bush I have that sets buds early. I can’t remember the name of the bush. We just call it “Stupid Bush” because it …

Dehydrating Frozen Vegetables

I started tinkering with dehydrating food about a year ago. I started with fruits that were close to becoming too ripe. It provided me a way to keep the fruit. Following the derecho of 2012, where areas of West Virginia went without electricity for two weeks, I decided to begin developing a way to survive …

Autumn

This is the poem I wrote in 2009, titled Autumn. It was published in Issue 2 of Holler, A Journal of Poetry and Prose, by the Princeton Poetry Project, Thomas J. McKenna, Ph.D., Director. Autumn   It is in the air. The cool of autumn Rides the wind Summer fades away. The sun grows tired …