“Hey, Now!”
Philosophically, I’m a recovering idealist and an existential optimist with a Bachelor of Science in communication, learning to embrace imperfection in myself and others and wring as much pleasure out of life as possible. It’s freeing to embrace contradiction and uncertainty.
I’m also the father of seven: five daughters and two sons. (all were born at home with me as acting “mid-wife” over a twenty-two-and-a-half-year span, and all have the same mother). Done thoughtfully, parenting is the world’s toughest, most selfless, and often most thankless job.
For pleasure, I’m an avid reader, Grateful Dead aficionado, aspiring guitarist, and sports fan.
I’ve worn many hats. The spectrum extends from touring Deadhead to Street Evangelist.
I’m a happy divorcé with a fantastic live-in girlfriend of over sixteen years. She is my best friend. From the first time I met her at 14 in high school, I wanted to be with her. It just took some time on a different path for that to happen. I’m the luckiest guy in the world to be loved and accepted, flaws and all.
I’ve loved the written word since I learned to read it, but until COVID, I was too insecure to post anything. Now, after years of what I thought was writing, I am finally learning to write. Be gentle; I know I have a long way to go.
I will share my observations (dare I say insights?) on this forum. I hope to one day write a book…and then another.
In a past life I was a touring DeadHead. I am profoundly grateful for those years and experiences. The music is still the soundtrack of my life, and it still rocks my soul.
I’ve done everything to make a living: remodeling houses, full-time ordained ministry, database administration and design, and sales and marketing. But I’m much more interested in making a life than making a living.
If there’s anything else you’d like to know about me, you can glean from the things I write about here.
I hate Oligarchies and late-stage Capitalism, so I do not use Facebook or Twitter. However, I do have a social presence on Bluesky.
