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Cemetery Project, Nature Posted onOctober 17, 2022

We should all be likin’ the lichen

Try to imagine putting a piece of steak in your mouth and clenching down on it. When someone tries to pry the steak from your teeth, it tears. This is what will happen if you try to brush lichen off of a stone.

History, Really Random Stuff Posted onOctober 17, 2022

Harry Styles is a college class!

This isn’t a weird fandom worship of Harry Styles.

This is actually a course on how pop-culture can formulate a cult-like mentality, and how that mentality impacts the social mechanics of society.

Cemetery Project, Nature Posted onAugust 3, 2022

Gravestone Safety 101: DON’T.

Because the lichen are munching on the stone, they basically have their little fungal/algae teeth sunk into it.

Mental Health, Really Random Stuff Posted onAugust 2, 2022

The Game makes use of one of the most interesting parts of human psychology: how we try to repress our thoughts.

The Game always struck me as odd, because of its exclusivity. Nobody else knows what the hell it means when you say “I lost the game.” I thought of it as like this underground society of people who occasionally remind each other of two words: “the game.”

Cemetery Project, My daily life Posted onJuly 27, 2022

We cleared out six graves today!

Another veteran’s grave rescued from Mother Nature. The black stuff is lichen, and we don’t mess with lichen. But it looks nice otherwise!

My daily life, Really Random Stuff Posted onJuly 20, 2022

Happy National Poetry Month!

Poetry is an art that is near and dear to my heart. My parents were part of the Austin Poetry Slam Team, and I followed in pursuit. I was a frequent open mic attender. I also have poems published in a few books.

Nature Posted onJuly 19, 2022July 19, 2022

TLDR: Trying to interact with a manatee does more harm than good. You can look, but no touchy-touchy.

Your ass will go to jail. Don’t pass go, and if you collect $200, you’ll immediately be paying that AND some in the $500+ fine.

My daily life, Really Random Stuff Posted onJuly 19, 2022

YEEE-HAAAWW!!!

The Texan four seasons include a perpetual summer with a 3-4 month period of being barbecued by Satan himself.

Cemetery Project, My daily life Posted onJune 24, 2022

I’M IN MAJOR BUSINESS NOW!!

TLDR: See meme. Recap: I clear out overgrown graves in my local cemetery. Link: Just digging in a graveyard – an ordinary thing that ordinary […] Read More

Cemetery Project, Death, My daily life Posted onJune 24, 2022June 24, 2022

Just digging in a graveyard – an ordinary thing that ordinary people do…

Recap: I clear out overgrown graves in my local cemetery. Link: Four more headstones rescued from Mother Nature’s clutches . Small shout out to Lisa, […] Read More

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