Life is like an EKG. Waves rise and fall. Up and down. I was riding high. Running every day. Feeling stronger. Lighter. Younger even. Last Sunday was to be my first 5 mile run. But I worked all weekend. Shooting late on Saturday and then up early for a 12 hour shoot Sunday. Happy Valentines [...]

I’ve been rolling around a post about some of the very cool websites I read. Maybe soon. But for now, I just stumbled upon THIS and it’s awesome.
Staley Out

This is the third week of “Official” training. I ran 4 miles on Sunday and 3.5 this morning. The last mile and a half this morning were actually easy and fun. I felt like I had another 3 in me. Maybe I’ll be able to do this thing. From here out I add a mile [...]

The task of the narrator is not an easy one, he said. He appears to be required to choose his tale from among the many that are possible. But of course that is not the case. The case is rather to make many of the one. Always the teller must be at pains to devise [...]

Last night was a surprise birthday party for Dani’s brother. He turned 40. It was at a nice local restaurant in a private room and featured an open bar for select drinks. This is dangerous for me. I knowingly lack a few degree’s of self restraint when faced with certain pleasures of life, like free [...]

That’s me with my back to camera, in baggy underpants and socks with my hand on Snoopys Good Grief Glider. And that’s my brother, David Staley, sucking his finger and mugging for the camera. He doesn’t do that anymore, suck his fingers I mean. He is still very much a mugger for any camera. God [...]

This is hands down my favorite day of the year.

Part One and Two are HERE
About a day after it went up it occurred to me that I had left out something very important I needed to share. Music just might be the biggest inspiration for me. I went on YouTube the other night and started pulling songs. At first I wanted to post 3 [...]