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The Hobby Bucket Series: Fantasy Sports

If I were to ask you what is the nerdiest way to be a sports fan, I am sure that one of the first responses would be, playing fantasy sports. The statistics, the constant game updates, the rankings lists, draft preparations, podcasts, and data that is available and consumed. All in the pursuit of winning…

July 11, 2026
The Hobby bucket: Feeling Normal With Wordle

I have been a Wordle nerd for quite awhile now. To be fair, I likely fall into the category of nerd on just about any level actually. But that is not the point of this post today. I have played Wordle almost daily, when the craze first hit about 4 years ago and found it…

July 3, 2026
My Bucket of Hobbies Series: Introduction

What do blind people do all day? “I bet they just sit around and do nothing all day because I cannot imagine what they could possibly do since they cannot see.” This is such a common sentiment that the “sighted” out in the world feel about us blind folks. And unfortunately, some blind people feel…

June 10, 2026
The Unseen and Unknown

So, going blind after having at least some usable vision for 50 years leads to a lot of weird thoughts and experiences. I want to take advantage of the opportunity to write on this blog to highlight some of those things, just in case others might benefit from hearing about them. Some may seem strange…

June 10, 2026
Jumping Blindly

Living without sight is a scary way to live. Nearly everything that sighted folks do easily can hurt someone who is blind. Just walking around the house is a risky proposition, especially when you have an older yellow lab mix that likes to be a speed bump in your standard walking areas of the house.…

June 6, 2026
I Am Who I Am Supposed To Be

With all that I have been struggling with emotionally in the first few days of the new year, I just really needed to hear God speak to me. Lo and behold, while on TikTok this morning, I have a video come across of a woman giving a talk at an event. In this video, she…

January 4, 2026
Diminished

New year, new me? Unfortunately not. I’ve been having a really tough time dealing with this blind life that I am now living. The Christmas holidays were hard and now as I have crossed into a new year, the weight of it all has been almost unbearable the new year is supposed to signal a…

January 3, 2026
When serving looks different

I Can’t See to Help The other day, my wife and I went to the grocery store to pick up a few things. This is a near daily occurrence and I generally enjoy the experience. It is an opportunity to get out of the house, spend time together, and to just be a part of…

December 7, 2025
Silence is Golden

1st So Much Noise Modern life is just so noisy. Sirens, barking dogs, phone notifications, blaring music, streaming videos, and video games are just some of the constant sounds that make up a normal day. And, these noises are constant background noise that we just can’t escape. In fact, we can feel uncomfortable when we…

November 4, 2025
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Sometimes, as I begin my journey without sight, I feel and notice really big absences in my life. Things like my work that I’ve done for over 22 years, or not being able to see the faces of my loved ones. These are big dramatic things that if I think too much about them, it…

August 13, 2025

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