Don’s truck rolled into the Jim Thorpe Camping Resort slightly after 1 am. Dead and dark, just like we expected it to be. At least the gate wasn’t closed, so we were going to be able to get down to the camp site without having to haul our gear piecemeal through the rain, [...]
Damn me for leaving my good camera at home. Just needed to get that on the record before I begin this brain dump, because I’m still kicking myself some four days after the fact. By now I’m certain to have lost your focus, so let me back-peddle to Saturday night and fill in [...]
The re-evaluation train has come around again with the end of summer (screw what the calendar says — Labor day ends summer, end of statement). Time to start thinking of what the next few months will hold and in what direction to point myself. Everyone goes through it, but I just happen to [...]
The fear. The loathing. The dread. Call it what you will but I think I’ve caught it.
I can feel the icy fingers closing around my head far more often than I want to admit. My voice, once strong and unwavering has reverted back to that of a scared and confused youth. [...]