It’s Coffee Time

For over twenty years, I’ve kept a standing appointment with the sunrise. When the Texas Gulf Coast weather is kind enough to offer a breeze, you’ll find me on the back porch with a steaming mug and a quiet mind.

CoffeeMuses is the result of those two decades of morning rituals. It is a collection of reflections on family, the daily rhythms of life in Alvin, and the simple beauty found in the world right outside my door. This is where the “mountain dream” finds its home in the coastal sun—one cup and one story at a time.

Sunrise from the back porch

Our Latest Muses

Podcast Episode 3

I’m still in my learning mode. And as I’ve explained before I find it easier if I use the NotebookLM Audio Overview mode to do it. On the of chance someone out there might be…

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Sunday was a very long day…

I relearned a lesson yesterday. One I learned a long time ago but had forgotten in the almost two decades I have been retired. The lesson is organization… Specifically computer file organization. It’s not something…

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Friday Afternoon On The Gulf Coast…

I haven’t posted anything in a little bit. I have been killing a good chunk of time creating music videos and uploading them to Youtube and Facebook though. It’s been a lot of fun learning…

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Coastal Muses: A Blueprinted Morning in Alvin

There is a familiar architecture to these early hours on the Texas Gulf Coast, one that begins with a standing appointment with the horizon. I’ve taken my usual position in the oversized rocker on the…

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All The Muses – Muses I Have Had, Coffee I Have Drunk