Is there anything real anymore?

I'm sitting at my desk, where I spend way too much time browsing the internet. To be honest, I'm an internet addict. I find myself infinitely connected to a wealth of knowledge here in front of my screen. Here, I try to harness the power of the world wide web to expand my cultural horizons,...

After the fall

Last week when I was in Knoxville, I decided to go exploring in an area of town that is less well known.  It's an area known as Mechanicsville. I've visited this neighborhood before after my coworker from UPS had mentioned an abandoned school on a hill. That school is the former Rule High school (or...

The Arches of Big South Fork and a Haunting in the Hills

This weekend I decided to follow thru on a plan to go camping with my friend Jacie to Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. I'm a terrible planner, but I'm great at throwing out ideas for cool places to go and fun activities to experience,; so having Jacie was truly a godsend. My...

Hurricane Irma, how Sensationalism is everything, and the vintage aroma of urine.

Breathing in deeply, and fluttering her fingers about as if she were intoxicated by a sweet perfume, Annie queried "What is that smell?" She inhaled another deep breath, mocking the gentrified purveyors of fine wine and celebrity chefs on TV,  partially masking her Long- Island dialect. "what is that vintage aroma? Its like a fine...

Imagined adventures, before the age of the internet.

Earlier this year I had the opportunity to travel to Iceland. As you may recall from my other posts, traveling to Iceland and hiking on the volcanos was a bucket list item. But as a preface to Iceland, I have to mention Carlsbad. Having watched the 1959 film version of Jules Verne's epic novel Journey to...

#Lifegoals and some housekeeping

I hate Instagram hashtags, so it is with tongue in cheek that I posted this title. I can remember a glimmer of not knowing what a hashtag was. To me, it's just more of the same bullshit; people trying to monetize their private lives. I've been there, I've used some hashtags. Who knows, maybe I'll...

On being 34 and revisting the bucket list of yesteryear

I realize I hadn't been posting much over the course of year, since basically my last post on here was at some point in August after I had just turned 33. Well, I'm 34 and some things have changed while others have stayed the same... so let's have a recap on the goals of 33,...

Coffee and watercolor

A cozy place to relax and sip your coffee.

A little slice of heaven

We pandered through the rocky sands, removing our shoes to feel it more sensually on our heels and our toes, setting out to stare out over river towards the setting sun in the way that friends sometimes do. Tonight we were at Rock Island State Park in middle Tennessee. The forest surrounding us was alive...