One of my favorite things to do on my many roadtrips is to photograph containers. To me, they say a lot about our history Continue reading One Of My Favorite Things…

Most of us have personal stories that we wouldn’t share with anyone. They might be a self-perceived character flaw that we don’t want to admit. They could be things that happened to us in the past that permanently scarred us. … Continue reading Another Benefit Of Personal Journaling

Some more wise words from Lessons Taught By Life. People often tell me that “I am so brave” because I face two major afflictions in life. I tell them that I am not brave because what I do is the … Continue reading The Only Option Left

Whenever I see topics about a busy brain, they draw me in. I recently came across such an article in the New York Times. It was entitled 5 Ways to Calm Your Anxious Brain. This post, and maybe a couple … Continue reading Calming An Anxious Brain

I came across the title of this post while I was reading articles on the Medium. It gave seven reasons for failure to do amazing things, that stuck to me. Being the writer, or maybe the commentarian that I am, … Continue reading Why You Will Never Do Anything Amazing

Isn’t it ironic that this Facebook post from Lessons Taught by Life came up the very day I finally discovered the thing that threatened my peace was trying to fit into neurotypical groups. They don’t understand me, and I am … Continue reading Just Walk Away

I have been a big Frank Lloyd Wright fan for many years now. One of my early dreams that was too quickly abandoned was to be an architect. I have visited numerous FLW houses and am seriously contemplating making it … Continue reading I Am A Frank Loyd Wright Fan

I just happened to come across this photo that I took six years ago, today. It was down in the teens today, and I have been dreaming of warm weather that will surely come in the next couple of weeks. … Continue reading Six Years Ago, Today…

We were only there for four years, but the New Jersey homestead contained many pleasant memories. This was in the front entryway. Continue reading Memories of the NJ Homestead

In 2019, I spent my traveling time dedicated to reenactments. It was very enjoyable. Perhaps this was the best picture of the bunch? 🥸 Continue reading Locust Grove Reenactment

When my wife died eighteen months ago, I moved from a 2400 SF century old farmhouse and a 1500 SF barn, into an 850 SF apartment here in my RetCom (retirement community). That was quite a shock for me, but … Continue reading I Love Puttering…

I am not going to “preach” to you, but every Sunday going forward I am going to give you some thoughts from those wiser than me, about what it means to be a Christian. I promise I won’t add any … Continue reading A Few Thoughts About Christianity – Stephen Mattson

This is one of my favorite pictures looking out the front window at the homestead (stylized of course 🙃). The silo in the background was never used as a silo, but it did function as a place to store junk … Continue reading One Of My Favorites

My recent post about ambition got numerous views and several helpful comments. Thanks for that. Perhaps the most valuable was from my friend Bob Lowry about turning my ambition inward. Bob and I have been friends for more than a … Continue reading Ambitions Turned Inward – Part 1

Faith should not be a static thing in today’s world, especially since there are so many who are using their version of God to try to shut off your mind to other possibilities. Many very intelligent people have come to … Continue reading Faith Should Not Be A Static Thing