What Covid-19 Has Taught Me

May I first preface this by stating that before this, I considered myself “prepared.” Not a prepper, mind you, as I learned over the years that “those guys” are way beyond my wildest dreams as far as what they have thought of and prepared for. No, I am nowhere near that level of preparedness. BUT,

Balancing Preparedness and Safety

Few things have brought me a more varied combination of emotions than realizing I was going to be a father. I can still vividly remember the feeling of seeing those first blurry ultrasound pictures five years ago. Now, those years, and two more children later, the emotional roller coaster is still going strong. Hope, joy,

Losing Your Hero and Redefining Everything

Everywhere I look I see calendars… On our fridge, in my locker at work, my phone widget, the break room at the plant. I see the dates change, marching on as inescapable as a rising tide and as ominous as nightfall to a lost hiker in the woods. This isn’t new, but the gut wrenching