18 Summers
There’s nothing better than spending time with my kids. Not work, not hitting the lottery, nothing. We get 18 summers if we’re lucky.
Read →Tales From The Road
Things you think about staring through a windshield.
The conversation after the conversation.
Some thoughts do not show up when you’re sitting still.
They show up somewhere between point A and point B.
On a ride. In a truck. Walking back to the house. Sitting on the porch after everyone else left.
Tales From The Road is for the thoughts that don’t fit anywhere else.
Latest Thoughts
Fatherhood Mental Health Punch-Resistant
When I start to crack, it used to come out as anger. Now I stop and ask what’s actually going on.
Read →Mental Health They Were Listening
Watching them when they think no one’s looking — and finding out they were listening when you were talking.
Read →The Road Two Wheels Move the Soul
Forced myself out on the bike today. No plan. Just throttle, wind, and everything I can’t say out loud.
Read →Origin Uncle Longbeard Isn’t Me
The name was given to me, but I’m not the original, and I won’t be the last.
Read →Mental Health I’m Fine
Most of the time, I am fine. Just not all the way.
Read →Start Here Who/What is Uncle Longbeard?
Uncle Longbeard is not one person. It is the person, place, or moment where men can stop pretending they are okay.
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Road Notes
Quick passing thoughts. The ones you almost don’t stop for.
Deeper Reflections
The ones that ride home with you and are still there in the morning.
Got a thought that won’t leave you alone?
Be here for the next one.
New stories drop when they’re ready — usually weekly, no filler. Drop your email and we’ll holler when there’s something worth sitting down for.
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