West Coast Living

I definitely needed to read this. . . .

I’m at a conference of peers for the week in California. So I’ve been bearing my cross in the mountains and on the slopes. I love Texas, but I could see myself becoming a mountain man. I think it would be an easy transition, in fact. . . .I’ve already adjusted to small-town life. This would just be a small town with frequent tire-chain requirements.

I feel I’ll be back into this on a regular basis soon. The need to expunge comes on fast sometimes. I mean, really now, can you ever actually control the muse? It just sort of happens. My wife would say I bottle up emotion, but, to be honest, it feels more like I just need time to process things before unleashing the fury.