Being a practicing observer of people and seeker of adventure (check the name, cowboy), my recent escapades have proved to be all of exhilarating.   The more people I meet, and the more open I am to their stories, the more an overall feeling of peace consumes me.   After my 4a.m. run-in with a police officer after running a light then running out of gas (run, in case you didn’t know, is the word of the day), I walked to the closest open gas station.   It was closed...

“ I really lived life to its fullest and that got me in trouble from time to time.”                                                                    &...

I’m glad life isn’t simple.   I’ve recently come to the conclusion that my life will always be tough.   I will always struggle to keep my head above water.   There will always be oil leaks, and roaches, and unpaid citations and electric bills, and sometimes I’ll have to find something to pawn so I can buy gas to get to work the next day.   Friends will often be hurt by what I do or don’t say or do, and relationships will be broken.   I will fail in forgive...