On a recent business trip to Tulsa, OK, I had a few hours available before I had to catch my flight, so I headed to an area just south of town called Turkey Mountain Urban Wilderness Area. It was a surprising forested area full of countless trails along and around a ridge bounded on one [...]
Oklahoma City National Memorial
I had a chance to visit the Oklahoma City National Memorial and adjoining museum recently. It was a stunning reminder of the April 19, 1995 bombing attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, and the months and years of recovery, investigation, and trials which followed. The exterior grounds (the actual memorial) is operated by the National [...]
Downsizing jump start
A wonderful thing happened this weekend. As you know, we're looking at downsizing by eventually selling our house and getting an RV to live and travel in. The plan is for this to happen in early 2018. However, we've had an extra car sitting in the driveway for several months now and knew we would [...]
The Framework is Coming Along!
Since this site launched 3 days ago, I've managed to build out a basic framework. The main site (watchmakerspulse.com) is (and will continue to be) the central organizing point of the whole package. I have also created shells, without much in the way of content yet, for the following. You'll find links scattered around the perimeter [...]
Missing Luggage?
An interesting thing just happened to me. I am on a business trip heading home and was able to arrive at the airport extra early thinking I could catch an earlier flight. When the rental car van dropped me off, I was the last one off. I took the lone piece of luggage that was [...]
The Watchmaker's Pulse 