A Pirate on the Prairie

It was like coming this close to your dreams and then watch them brush past you like a stranger in a crowd. At the time, you don't think much of it. You know, we just don't recognize the most significant moments of our lives while they're happening. Back then I thought, 'Well, there'll be other days.' I didn't realize that that was the only day. — Burt Lancaster as Dr. Archibald "Moonlight" Graham in Field of Dreams https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Field_of_Dreams

“Duran Duran - Hungry like the Wolf (Official Music Video)” https://youtu.be/oJL-lCzEXgI

“Duran Duran - A View To A Kill”

“Duran Duran - Ordinary World (Official Music Video)” https://youtu.be/FqIACCH20JU

Laurin of the Flourish with Laurin YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@FlourishwithLaurin/featured) offers some great advice on getting over an ex (or an ex-friend) in this short video (click on the link below). The advice on not continuing to engage in rumination and blocking them is particularly great advice, as is the advice to stop romanticizing them and to realize that they showed you who they really are. “You Want to Get Over Your Ex? Here’s How” https://youtube.c

I offer up this short video (click on the link below) without commentary beyond acknowledging that there are some great songs performed by men and women about being pulled in different directions by conflicting desires, emotions, and “complicated” relationships and that Lauren of the Flourish with Lauren YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@FlourishwithLaurin/featured) is correct about the historical precedents. “Can a Man Love Two Women at the Same Time?” https://youtub

The host of the Geek Gamers YouTube channel has released a new book, Next-Level Solo GM, to assist solo tabletop roleplaying game (TTRPG) players in crafting their campaigns and creating rich, compelling stories involving their player character (PC) or player characters (PCs). I want to get a copy, but I see Amazon as the only online retailer. After losing money on Amazon electronic gift cards a few years ago, I no longer purchase from Amazon unless I am myself the recipient

“Billy Ray Cyrus - Words By Heart (Official Music Video)” https://youtu.be/ZRjwD-Rd_K4

“Billy Ray Cyrus - Could've Been Me” https://youtu.be/tI9tfNx1M1E

Happy Memorial Day 2026! I hope that you have had a fun, pleasant, and relaxing Memorial Day weekend. I hope that you have something fun planned for today. With that being said, I also hope that you take a moment today to remember the reason for the holiday. Military service has always been perilous. When waging war is part of your job description, you are likely to find yourself in harm’s way. But not all military deaths happen as a result of facing the enemy. Military fatal

“Brandy Clark - You're Drunk (Official Audio)” https://youtu.be/lglxQsgGNhs “Brandy Clark Performs "You're Drunk" Live In Studio” https://youtu.be/-gJT4ckCgFk

“…and yelled out his feelings among other stuff. It was too much tequila or not quite enough.” Been there, done that. 😉 “Semi-True Story” https://youtu.be/6gN3pw73Onw

I once had a former classmate at East Carolina University ask me what Archie character from the Archie Comics franchise I saw myself as being the closest to resembling. I answered that I was probably closest to “Jughead” Jones, Archie Andrews’ best buddy and notorious chowhound. She countered that she saw me more as Archie. Admittedly, I was certainly more into girls than Jughead ever appeared to be in the comics. I probably should’ve dug into that reply more than I did. She

“Clint Black - A Bad Goodbye (Official Video) ft. Wynonna” https://youtu.be/EijmdBU6HzI

“The Kentucky Headhunters - Walk Softly On This Heart Of Mine (Official Video)” https://youtu.be/PFJ0EfWgZ3c

“I just wanted to say that I am sorry if I really did hurt you.” — unidentified female First, yes, you really did hurt me and I am fairly certain that you know that. It seems odd to learn that you might have some doubts about that. Second, hurting people sometimes happens. The fact that you found it necessary to hurt me doesn’t require an apology. Letting someone know that you’re not interested in a relationship, that you don’t have feelings for him or her, that you don’t lov

“Survivor - High On You” https://youtu.be/fxhueyC70cU

“Survivor - I Can't Hold Back (Official Video)” https://youtu.be/GaMcsKtBDwE

“Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands To Yourself (Official Music Video) [HQ Audio]” https://youtu.be/WonOudGMSdc

“Kentucky Gold”