Day thirty-eight of furlough. The morning started the only way it should, with coffee, a Starbucks Venti White Chocolate Mocha that hit all the right notes. That first sip was less a drink and more a reset button. For a […]
Day thirty-seven of furlough. The balance of the universe has been restored, Amy’s home. The house feels right again. The quiet hums differently now, alive instead of hollow. Even the morning light seemed to filter in softer, warmer, like it […]
Day thirty-six of furlough. Another morning, another Starbucks Venti White Chocolate Mocha, the routine that’s become both habit and therapy. Remi and I made our now-daily pilgrimage to Starbucks, her tail wagging like she’s personally responsible for morale operations. The […]
Day thirty-five of furlough. The first real day without her here. The bed felt bigger this morning, not in a good way, just… empty. Coffee came next, the ritual answer to everything: Starbucks Venti White Chocolate Mocha, my constant through […]
Day thirty-four of furlough. The day began with the usual, coffee, a Starbucks Venti White Chocolate Mocha, hot enough to burn through the fog of sleep and hesitation alike. The house feels different this morning. Not empty yet, but close. […]
Day thirty-three of furlough. The day started with the usual, **coffee**, hot and essential, because stability begins in a cup. The house feels lighter now that the **Halloween teardown** is officially complete. No more plastic skeletons lurking in corners or […]
Day thirty-two of furlough. The caffeine flowed early, coffee as usual, the same comforting constant in this ever-shifting domestic landscape. Breakfast was an Einstein Bagel, toasted just right, perfectly balanced between sustenance and motivation. I ate it while staring at […]
Day thirty-one of furlough. Halloween. The day when the neighborhood transforms into a spooky battleground of inflatable ghosts, flashing pumpkins, and questionable budget fog machines. The Living Room Republic has officially entered the “everything is a potential threat” phase, according […]
Day thirty of furlough. I woke up at 0445, which, in hindsight, might’ve been my body’s survival instinct rather than ambition. The temperature outside? Thirty-nine degrees. Somewhere, somehow, someone clearly forgot to pay the Texas heating bill. I’d file a […]
Day twenty-nine of furlough. I woke up at 0600, greeted once again by the faithful White Chocolate Mocha, my morning compass through government limbo. Remington received a Pup Cup, maybe as a bribe, maybe as an act of love. Either […]
Day twenty-eight of furlough. The day began with my usual White Chocolate Mocha, though today it felt more ceremonial than routine. Big day in the Living Room Republic, it’s Amy’s birthday and my father-in-law’s birthday too. Double celebration, double reason […]
Day twenty-seven of furlough. I woke up at 0500, not because I wanted to, but because my brain decided to start a committee hearing on everything I haven’t done yet. Sleep was more of a suggestion than an accomplishment. There’s […]
Day twenty-six of furlough. I woke at 0600, caffeine calling as usual. Coffee in hand, I stared out the window like a man awaiting orders that will never come. The world outside was calm — suspiciously so. The kind of […]
Day twenty-five of furlough. The storm rolled in last night and hasn’t let up since — thunder, rain, and the kind of Texas downpour that makes you rethink your life choices. The freeway shut down completely, which meant my sacred […]
Day twenty-four of furlough. I woke at 0630, ready for another round of caffeine and chaos. Breakfast was Starbucks, as always, the one constant in an otherwise unpredictable schedule. I took my first sip with optimism. That feeling didn’t last […]
I’ve mostly been dropping songs as I finish them, just one at a time.
This next release is a little different. Dirt, Love & Freedom is 12 of those songs gathered into one album. Same music, same heart, just all in one place.
January 23, 2026.
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