I'm a bit under the weather with a cold, my friends, but I wanted to say hello and not lose touch with you. Also, I've noticed some new creative doors opening and I wanted to discuss. Hope you are well. Let's do this again next week and maybe I won't have tissues stuck up my nose.

Hi friends. I finally dug a path to my podcast table and set all of the equipment up. The results are this brand new episode, the first from my new city home in Richmond. Hoping that this allows me to get back on a regular schedule, something I've found difficult to do over the past several months. In this episode I examine what it means to be an artist. You're probably one, right? Thanks for hanging with me. Let's do this again next week.

Well, friends the time has come to raise the roof and have some fun. In a surprise turn of events, I find myself having to move to a new location in a new state. Didn't see that one coming. And it doesn't involve the witness protection program. So, this show will be my last for a couple months until I can get settled and record again. No doubt you'll do well without this goofy little podcast but stay tuned. New adventures await!

Hi my friends. I'm preparing for a possible life change so my schedule my be a bit wonky the next few months. I'll still be communicating though. Bear with me. In the 70s I found Jesus in a head shop in Knoxville, Tennessee. I spent the next thirtysomething years looking for him and finally found him surrounded by nekkid women. Listen to the episode for the details. See you soon.

Hi friends! I have this idea for a podcast where the host spends some time away and then comes back and apologizes. Over and over. I predict it will be a national hit. Hope you are well. See you again real soon.

On this episode I discuss updates and changes, doing things you don't want to do to unexpected results and finding good books and performers. Hope you enjoy and that you are doing well out there. Stay in touch!

It's Valentine's week — and what better time to talk about a broken heart? Specifically, MINE.

After months of trying to figure out why my heart rate was slowing down, I finally learned the real cause wasn't medication… it was a heart rhythm issue that required a pacemaker.

Yes, I now officially have advanced bionics.

In this episode, I talk about:

• Discovering bradycardia and heart rhythm problems

• Meeting the third cardiologist who finally listened

• The decision to get a pacemaker

• Facing my fear of anesthesia

• What it feels like to come out the other side

SPOILER ALERT: I didn't die. Which means I'll be back next week.

Hi my friends — yes, I'm still alive.

I've been working my way through some new medical nonsense, but I finally got this episode finished, and I'm hoping that means I can keep things moving again. In this one, I talk a little about what I've been dealing with lately, my renewed appreciation for both new and old writing, and the strange experience of dodging icicles and frozen trees like it's some sort of low-budget action movie.

I hope you're doing well out there. Let's try to meet up again next week.