If you missed part one, go here. Wow. If you read the last line of PSA Part 1,  you probably believed me when I said the next installment of the series would be out in a couple of days. Well, a couple of days has become about 3 weeks. Sorry about that, but a vacation…Read more PSA and Me. Part 2

When I first started writing this thing I call Fishrocks, I made a pledge to myself that I would only write about the things I was interested in. My intention was to write about my journey through this whole cancer thing, but I didn't want that to be my main focus. As I look back…Read more PSA and Me. Part One 

In the last week I have taken a little respite from publishing my blog, for a few reasons that involved Michigan basketball, March Madness and a busier work week. But really, it comes down to prioritizing my time, and I haven't really worked that hard at getting any free time to write. I needed a…Read more Xtandi, Anxiety, and LTFF

Wow. Looking at the title of this blog, it looks like a double bill for an alternative rock show. "Ladies and gentlemen, Fat Gills and the Food Police!!"  The Spoon Theory didn't show. They're known for that. That's not really fair though, to have a non existent band not showing up to a non existent…Read more The Spoon Theory, Fat Gills and the Food Police 

Combat Outpost Keating, or COP Keating. Surrounded by mountains on all four sides, Keating was not a good place to put a combat outpost. The men that manned the base called it "the fishbowl." On 3, October, 2009, at approximately 6 am local time, the Battle of Kamdesh started when a single rocket propelled grenade…Read more Boots on the Ground

Art's Tavern, M-22, Glen Arbor, Michigan. One of our favorites.   This blog should probably be called Road Trip Therapy Part One since in my last post I never really got around to explaining exactly what Road Trip Therapy actually is because I went on and on about depression and my dog, but since I…Read more Road Trip Therapy. Part 2

The Bad, the Good, and the Ugly. Part 4 Wow, it's hard for me to believe that I started on this journey back on January 27, and here it is more than a month later, and I'm finally getting to the last part of this thing. I originally intended for this to be a single…Read more Road Trip Therapy. Part One