some guy named robb

You See, I have This Problem.

I have a problem. It’s a simple one. Maybe it’s even a stupid one. I’ll admit that. I have a passion. It’s writing songs. I’m inspired by something and suddenly, without focusing on it, I find myself at the piano or with a guitar in hand, sprouting out feelings, layers, chords, emotion, thoughts, fragments of dreams or aspirations, and they come out, whether I would choose for them to or…

Why I Won’t Vote That Way

I get some emails and texts asking me these questions. “Robb why don’t you endorse this political candidate?” “Why don’t you endorse that political candidate?” “If you claim to be a Christian then you have to vote this way, if you claim to be a Christian then you have to vote that way.” Literally both sides saying the same thing. I’m going to let the elegant words of the poet laureate Bono speak…

The Story of the Woodsman and the Tree

An original story by some guy named robb:

There was a woodsman who had a favorite tree. It stood proud and tall by the water and offered him shade during his long workdays. Day after day, he would lean happily against its thick trunk and eat his lunch underneath its cooling shade away from the hot sun.  

But one day, angry about something else, the woodsman furiously started chopping away…

Til Willis, Why Ain’t You Listening Yet?

Til Willis Live Show Review

I caught Til Willis’s show last night (in July) at the Goldbelt restaurant in Ouray Colorado. The backdrop to the show was the setting sun in the San Juan mountains and a more gorgeous place is hard to find.

As I sat there in the cool, 65 degree arid summer air and listened to Til, I realized I hadn’t seen his show in a couple of years because we are always playing in…

8 Ways to Keep Your Wife

8 Ways to Keep Your Wife

Husbands, yesterday I was talking with a group of married men, and one of them was celebrating their first year in marriage. This is really something to celebrate! The first year of marriage can be tumultuous, frightening even. There are some folks who are the exception and have a blissful first-year, and my heartfelt congratulations to those rare couples! For the most…

Learning How to Fall

I’ve been falling. I’ve been watching other people fall. I’ve been hearing about other people falling. And it’s not even Fall! (Enjoy the pun!)

For those of you that don’t know yet, in a preemptive measure to try to prepare for a midlife crisis I have reverted back to my 14-15 year-old self and started skateboarding again. This is where most people roll their eyes and immediately begin asking me…

Picking Out The Right One

I have either just described how to pick out a guitar, or a spouse. 😳 After I wrote it I read it again and I’m not so sure which one I was talking about. Still… here ya go. 😘

Don’t buy the guitar you like ‘ai’ight‘. Buy the guitar you can’t live without.

Buy the one that instantly feels rightin your hands. There should be an undeniable connection and a longing to return to it, day in-day out.…

The Beginning of Wisdom

I’m going to share with you an unpopular Truth. And there are those of you who will vehemently disagree. And that’s okay.

Fear of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom. (Prov. 9:10)

If you don’t fear God then you might not know Him as well as you thought you did.

For years I claimed I loved God, but I didn’t fear Him. I didn’t obey Him and I didn’t respect Him or His Word. Meaning, I didn’t know Him.

Blade Runner 2049 No Spoiler Review

My #nospoilers review of Blade Runner 2049.

When I say no spoilers I’m assuming that you have seen the first movie or at least understand the basic plot.

As a fan of Harrison Ford and of the original Blade Runner movie I was excited about seeing what Ridley Scott was going to do with the long awaited sequel. Granted I went to a late show, but there were only four other people in the theater,…

When I Hate Parenting

When I Hate Parenting

Hey, before we get started, I never said that I hated my kids. I never said I hated being a parent. I Love my kids and i Love being a dad. So let’s get that straight… But let’s be honest, sometimes parenting, specifically, as in disciplining your kids, sucks.

But why do I hate this part of parenting? One reason is it forces me to go against my otter-esque personality type.…

Money & Debt: 2 Things I’d Rather Not Talk About

Two Things I’d Rather Not Talk About

This is a slightly uncomfortable post for me, because I don’t talk much about this publicly. But I found myself sharing it with some friends and they seemed encouraged by it, so maybe it can encourage you also.  🙂

Last summer we had a (moderately) tough choice to make. Every year we try to sneak away as a family and take a vacation (of sorts,) (I’ll explain…

Do You Know Who Are The Least Racist People?

Tardily, my family and I have finally gotten to sit down together and watch the movie “Hidden Figures”.

It instantly brought up so many great conversations with the kids.

It’s hard to see human beings treated as lesser value and worth because of their skin color, even in film. My kids felt uncomfortable watching it because they knew the behavior was wrong. I admit I kept this one reserved for the…

13,000,000 Reasons Why Not

  My 13 Reasons Why Review

Painfully this last week, I trudged through the Netflix original show about suicide called “13 Reasons Why”.

Obviously, spoilers below.

I speculated in the first episode that it was written by a man about my age. (and upon a quick Google search, it was.) I could tell by the music. The soundtrack is laden with music that is associated with artists who have killed…

You don’t have to read this. It’s long and entirely opinion and you may have something better to do. Finish working, keep scrolling, discover cold fusion, etc. No hard feelings. I understand I’m not for everyone. ☺   Having watched The Shack last night it left plenty of questions floating around our family for great discussions. One item that was brought up was Universalism, the belief that all…

This is a response to a Facebook post question that was generated from a post i made about  Life after death. I’ll start with a picture of the sky, because that’s what everyone thinks of. 

“What no eye has seen,

    what no ear has heard,

and what no human mind has conceived”[b]—

    the things God has prepared for those who Love Him—

these are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit.

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This is a response to a Facebook post question that was generated from a post i made about  Life after death. I’ll start with a picture of the sky, because that’s what everyone thinks of. 

“What no eye has seen,

    what no ear has heard,

and what no human mind has conceived”[b]—

    the things God has prepared for those who Love Him—

these are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit.

1…