How Green Was My Valley

How Green Was My Valley is a 1941 John Ford film about life in a Welsh mining town. It was adapted from the 1939 book of the same title written by Richard Llewllyn. The original intent was to [...]

Jerry Jeff Walker passed away. From an interview #paulschneider and I shot some years back.

I have been very under the weather and have found that staying inside, hydrated and warm is the best remedy. So, I went looking for pirate gold in the outer rain bands of a hurricane.   [...]

Friday’s walk didn’t quite go as planned. First off, I knew about the dangers of the drug Bath Salts, but on the walk we encounter some and man were the dogs and me surprised. First off, someone [...]

I was feeling down, so I drove to where the Island ends to say goodnight to the sun.

“Avoid irritation more than exposure to the sun…In the tropics one must before everything keep calm.’ . . .” ― Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness It was years ago, right around the run [...]

I went looking for a quote from Joseph Conrad and found too many. Often, I need to find someone else’s words to find my own. “It’s extraordinary how we go through life with eyes half shut, [...]

Back before the world stopped there was a group of work-study students at the university that took it upon themselves to find my birthday. I’m not sure why. Simpler times I guess. Well, the [...]

My grandfather on my mother’s side built himself a house in El Dorado, Arkansas. Walked away from his job with Lion Oil and became a farmer. He was not a farmer by trade or training. His father [...]

Ever have one of those days? One of those days that starts off like any other day but then it takes a serious left turn? Take today for example. I’m just hanging out minding my business. Staring [...]