It's been a year since the night I was confronted by a trio of aggressive coyotes at a state park in central Kansas. So I'm looking back and trying to understand what happened, separating fact from fiction....

I've been waiting to read this one for a while! 'Man of Constant Sorrow: My Life and Times' by Dr. Ralph Stanley is like a real-life version of 'O' Brother Where Art Thou?'--set back in the time when bluegrass music was at its height of popularity, this autobiography proves that Ralph Stanley is not only a great singer and banjo player, but a talented storyteller as well.

Here are links to what are in my opinion the two best Ralph Stanley albums:

'Lonesome and Blue' (1986)

https://open.spotify.com/album/3lf5QHCCJlOuxjWzWpjmn3?si=wFSPMpcKT_KwBnadCXrhag

'The Very Best of Ralph Stanley' (2002)

https://open.spotify.com/album/7rJtYQWsULDwCJoHils5DK?si=eDUWgmUPSsmKr24axUspFA

I'm chilling in Trail of Tears State Park again, getting bit to hell by mosquitos and recapping what was a pretty awesome world cup.

Recent playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3DBkDxOenHnAGVqbYryTOY?si=3q5UmTWbR9aCs9i39J4LCg

Join me as I ponder the world for this quick but peaceful hangout in Trail of Tears State Park.

Latest playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3DBkDxOenHnAGVqbYryTOY?si=J88Ocb6gQN-td5HvjOtHlw

On this day I make a quick stopover in Trail of Tears State Park on a blustery day to read some excerpts from "The Power of Conflict: Speak Your Mind and Get the Results You Want" by Jon Taffer, star of the TV show Bar Rescue.

Just a quick update from the road! I'm down in Cape for Memorial Day talkin' about personal finance!

True Crime Party MIX #2 playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3DBkDxOenHnAGVqbYryTOY?si=0dsJOGQpRtigGPCXKGRKeA

Excerpts from 'Mother of God: An Extraordinary Journey into the Uncharted Territories of the Western Amazon' by Paul Rosolie.

True Crime Party Mix #2 playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3DBkDxOenHnAGVqbYryTOY?si=69IRsBTeRgyG8GFTJzv-Ng

Is it better to be a hopeless romantic, spiraling-when-you're-alone type?--or the type of dude who can hang out with himself in solitude all the time and be fine with it? Are both extreme behaviors? Let's peel back the layers...

Check out my latest playlist "True Crime Party MIX 2"

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3DBkDxOenHnAGVqbYryTOY?si=Lz6jPrN8S3y-9CcSHIoF7w

In this episode I read one of my favorite Hemingway stories "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber"...

Check out the new playlist from the Bart DZ podcast--True Crime Party MIX #2:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3DBkDxOenHnAGVqbYryTOY?si=sH_8JDp6TJKPSre0ylk3VA

I'm looking through a spiritual window....

Storm chase from my YouTube channel:Live Storm Chase in Cape Girardeau 3/15/26!

"Looking Through a Spiritual Window" by Ralph Stanley:https://open.spotify.com/track/5SXmyqTnPCbRC42mCeKpbn?si=36158765bf32410f

75 Hard Workout Playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7IMcX2uqpu7gxJqrcqiuB0?si=ngAWArbRRmiJEGcErGGRJw