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Apr 1, 2025: I just finished reading “The Butcher’s Masquerade” by Matt Dinniman 📚 A good friend of mine recommended the Dungeon Crawler Carl series and I was …
Mar 29, 2025: New Art for our collection by Ryan Singer Maura and I went to the Blue Rain Gallery in the Railyard Art District yesterday in Santa Fe and discovered …
Mar 25, 2025: Happy Birthday to me! Another year older. This morning when I got up, I decided that would hike up Sun Mountain at sunrise; it was simply gorgeous. It’s definitely a …
Mar 24, 2025: Relaxing I’m enjoying some fresh pipe tobacco from a local shop I found and reading Fevre Dream on the patio or our B and B. Trying to not think about work. …
Mar 24, 2025: Santa Fe Birthday We’re in Santa Fe this week; in part to celebrate our birthdays. It’s the third time Maura and I have been here together. We both …
Mar 22, 2023: Happy Three Months, Gus! This is a good boy! Three months ago today, we adopted a second dog from KC Pet Project. Our other dog, Rosie is a little neurotic; she doesn’t like …
Nov 6, 2022: Low We’ve been trying to see one of our favorite bands, Low, who were touring for their latest album, "Hey What,” until very recently. Maura bought me …
Apr 9, 2022: Davenport, Iowa So we drove to Davenport yesterday to see Low. It took about six hours with stops, not bad, but enough to mess with our backs. I like roadtrips with …
Mar 25, 2022: Happy Birthday to Me! Anyone that knows me well, knows of my love for both music and humor. No one combines these better than “Weird" Al Yankovic. In my mind, it’s not my …
Apr 1, 2021: Vaccinated! I am in line to get my second dose of the Moderna vaccine. The process has been pretty smooth both times. I was done in less than an hour last time …
Mar 24, 2021: The Big Five Oh So today is the last day that I’ll spend in my Forties. Tomorrow I’ll officially be old. I remember think I g that Thirty was old when I was a kid, …
Mar 14, 2021: It's been a while Hello and welcome to my first post in quite some time! It’s been a crazy year to say the least. I can’t believe it’s already been a year that we’ve …
May 19, 2019: What We Keep Last night Maura and I attended a reading, signing, and conversation hosted by the wonderfulNational Museum of Toys and Miniatures. Seriously, if you …
Dec 17, 2016: My Favorite Albums of 2016 2016 was a both wonderfully great year and a fantastically crappy year. I celebrated my ten year wedding anniversary and also ten years at the Kansas …
Mar 27, 2015: Today is my one year Brainiversary! One year ago today I went under the knife needle to have superglue injected into my brain to cut off the growth of a cluster of veins that had gotten …
Dec 22, 2014: Top ten Albums of 2014 Listed in no particular order, maybe, probably. St Vincent - St. Vincent tUnE-yArDs - Nikki Nack Sallie Ford - Slap Back Deerhoof - La Isla Bonita …
Sep 25, 2014: The Dural Arteriovenous Fistula is Gone! It’s two days short of six months since I had brain surgery. It was a very busy Summer both at work and at home. We’ve had a lot of fun too, jumping …
May 20, 2014: Lucy the Neurotic Dog The night before I went back to work after six weeks of recovery, Lucy woke us up pacing and panting. No matter how much we pled with her she would …
May 15, 2014: Feeling good again! The new drug from the neurologist seems to be working! I haven’t had a headache all day - even the nagging little background headache that’s tolerable …
May 12, 2014: Neurologist I just met with the neurologist. I passed all of her neuro-tests with flying colors, which means there is no new reason for the headaches. They are …
May 11, 2014: Lists from the last six weeks (in no particular order) New albums I’ve missed that looking forward to finally hearing: Damon Albarn’s Everyday Robots Liam Finn’s The Nihilist Lykke Li’s I Never Learn The …
May 11, 2014: Out and About This is one of my favorite times of year at The Kansas City Art Institute. The campus is filled with a frantic creative energy. I’m really bummed to …
May 7, 2014: More Waiting I’m in my sixth week of recovering from the DAVF embolization - sitting around at home doing very little. The few times I’ve gone out, I’ve paid for …
Apr 23, 2014: Good news/bad news I just talked to my neurosurgeon’s office about the MRI I had on Monday. My doctor said everything looks great. Unfortunately, I’m still having the …
Apr 18, 2014: MRI & MRA I spoke with my neurosurgeon’s nurse practitioner today. They’ve scheduled me for an MRI and an MRA on Monday to hopefully figure out why I’m still …
Apr 16, 2014: Round three We just got back from meeting with the neurosurgeon. He’s prescribing yet another round of steroids. Basically, my brain is having trouble dealing …
Apr 10, 2014: Brain Update Due to continuing headaches, I was prescribed a second round of steroids. I’m on day three of the second round and I’m still battling some crazy …
Apr 6, 2014: Planned Convalecence I’ve been trying to write an update to what’s been going on the last week, but it’s been hard to concentrate long enough to be coherent. I don’t …
Mar 31, 2014: Feeling pretty floaty I am pretty drugged up on painkillers and steroids to help my brain to deal with swelling as it comes to terms with what was done to it, so I may not …
Mar 21, 2014: Less than a week until endovascular embolization In less than a week I will have superglue injected into my brain. It’s been a rough month of waiting, dampening the joy of the first days Spring and …
Mar 12, 2014: I'm in good hands I have an awesome neurosurgeon: Superglue helps doctors save Olathe infant’s life
Mar 4, 2014: Scheduled My procedure has been scheduled for March 27th. I really wish it was going to be sooner; I’d like to get past this particular portion of life. It was …
Feb 26, 2014: Bamboo in my Brain We just met with the neurosurgeon at KU Med to look at the images they shot during the angiogram. He had told me after the procedure and again today …
Feb 18, 2014: Brain Update The Arteriogram was yesterday. It went well but it wasn’t the most pleasant experience. I now have a hole in my upper leg/groin area that hurt like a …
Feb 8, 2014: What's going on in my Brain or Somthing on My Mind... As some of you may know, a little over a year ago I had a mass removed from the crown of my skull. Initially my physician and the general surgeon that …
Apr 3, 2013: Blue Gallery I am very honored to have been asked by Kelly and David Kuhn at Blue Gallery to help them with a complete redesign of their website. After many months …
May 17, 2012: A Machine for Loving In the words of Iggy Pop Two weeks after my arrival, Fox died Just after sunset I was stretched out on the bed when he approached and tried painfully …
Sep 10, 2011: Bon Iver at the Uptown with Kathleen Edwards I love seeing bands I like perform live. Some of the best concerts are ones in which the band does something a little different than what you’ve heard …
May 4, 2010: Introducing My Next Tattoo I got my first tattoo on my first wedding anniversary with Maura. I’ve been trying to decide what to do for my second the moment I walked out the door …
Feb 14, 2010: Spicy Coconut Shrimp Soup Maura’s had a pretty bad cold all week, so although we had reservations for a nice Valentine’s Day dinner on Saturday night, we cancelled them and …
May 6, 2009: Blogging, Scooting, etc. I know, I know. Yet another post about post (in)frequency. I'll make no excuses; I've neglected this blog for several months. I guess it's a …
Jan 5, 2009: Resolutions It's the beginning of a new year; a chance to start fresh. All of the bad habits from last year can stay in the past. Whatever. There's actually only …
Dec 11, 2008: Money Very cool video, featuring all sorts of faves: N.A.S.A. - Money ft. David Byrne, Chuck D, Ras Congo, Seu Jorge & Z-Trip from smokeYYY | That Real Ish …
Nov 9, 2008: Maura's New Studio I'd like to present to you the newest addition to the Fowler/Cluthe home: <div align="center"> </div> We’ve been spending most of our free time …
Nov 5, 2008: This is the First Day of the Rest of Your Life I remember going shopping for my mom for Mother's Day one day long ago - my brother and I picked out a plaque which read "This is the First Day of the …