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Saturday Morning Cartoons
Cartoons Inspire Creativity I was born in 1975. The 1980’s world of Saturday Morning Cartoons was a small window of time from 7:30 am until noon. I cannot express enough what an escape those few hours were for me. The fantasy worlds of Smurfs and Dungeon and Dragons and He-Man were a stark contrast to…
Read MoreI wrestled my Xterra
My yellow banana This is my forever project. I want a rig that can get me to the farthest parts and still get me home. I know “overlanding” is all the rage and yes I like everything about camping and back country traveling too. Overlanding seems to focus more on gear and sexy rigs. I…
Read MoreSunny Sunday Drive
The dog and I went exploring this weekend. I have been building an off-road capable Xterra. I love Missouri. I love exploring The Ozark Mountains. They recently logged the property behind ours. The trees will come back soon and the undergrowth with return. In a few years it will be good for hunting. Currently the…
Read MoreLady sleeping
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Read MoreWhat is Tattooing?
What is Tattooing? How do we explain the tattoo life? Sometimes it feels like arguing over the genre of your favorite band. It has changed faces so many times in the last few decades so that it even reveals itself differently to people. It has grown beyond a counterculture movement. As the price of admission…
Read MoreTattooing as a Ritual
Humans have had rituals for years. Rituals mark the end or a beginning. It is a time to put your mind and body at one and to be consciously in the moment. Examples would be graduating from college, getting married or how we prepare our morning coffee. The Masons are famous for there secretive rituals. …
Read MoreI hate Instagram
Matt Hodel hiking Gregory’s Bald In April of 2018 I awoke on a Gregory’s Bald in the Smokey Mountains. The altitude gave me a headache and the morning air made me sick. I didn’t take time to make a cup of instant coffee before morning light. As I walked in through the scatted trees, every…
Read MoreLessons Learned
My SELFJournal has a few parts to it. There is an opening of the day that includes writing your Itinerary, a Gratitude lList, Targets and daily Goals. Upon closing the day, you write Lessons Learned, Wins and another Gratitude List. The journal has helped me to take a daily inventory of myself and my actions.…
Read MoreWish it was Warmer.
Man, its cold out! I can’t believe summer went by so fast. Here are some pics from our last campout to get me through this damn cold weather. [Not a valid template]
Read MoreWinter Ride.
First camping trip of the year. A 250 mile loop to Giant City State Park. We found a cemetery for old heavy equipment. Went on some hikes. I think April and I have figure out the motorcycle camping. Rule one: Less is More. We do not take much. I could do this forever.
Read MoreBig Springs State Park
We met a group of friends for a huge camp out. This park is awesome. Check out the view.
Read MoreDiscovering Missouri: Duke to Van Buren
I will post a video of our epic off road road trip. We crossed creeks and washed out roads while April walked knee high ahead of the bike. We had to ride up rock roads made for dirt bikes and country roads made for farm equipment. We brought a stranded biker gas. Camped on the…
Read MoreBlackthorn Pub #FBF
March 1997 Blackthorn pub in the nineties was the after hours bar. We would always bring everyone back to the pub to hangout after a show and many bands drank with us there. I had an apartment a block away and it hosted a few all nighters. The Business had crashed at the house and…
Read MoreFBF Baby Emma 2003
They say having kids will change you. This is Emma and I. In these photos I have been a father for 6 months. I was broke and we lived in a hotel in Albuquerque New Mexico. Our neighbors were Junkies and Whores. Something had to change. I really thought that one day I would wake…
Read MoreFBF My first 5k.
This is me in April of 2014. This was my first 5k. I started walking. January 1st of 2014 I started walking on a treadmill in my basement. I walked 1 mile in 22 minutes. It was hard and I was worn out and winded. I was also embarrassed and empowered at the same time.…
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