The Renegade Writer's Mouthy Musings
Oct 12, 2026 · 32 min · 8 segments
*“I love it when a plan comes together.”* That’s a famous quote from the 80s TV show *“The A-Team,”* spoken by George Peppard, who played Hannibal Smith. He’d light up his celebratory stogie, and the…
I'm 52 and I really love doing wildlife photography.
And I'm coming to realize, starting to realize that I don't go out and do it enough.
I'm so worried about this Substack thing and wanting to progress and, you know, make sure that we're building this thing that I want to do.
I want to effect change for the better through my... uh writing and my podcasting with the midterm elections coming up especially i really have things i want to do what i can do so i put 12 to 15 hours in a day and i realize i need to take two or three hours a couple times a week to do something for me um the writing is for me and all this whole subject thing is as well but it's also for you guys and it's for a lot of people and for future people where i'm trying to build this thing up so i want to um get out there and do a little more.
That's not like what I would call a resolution.
I don't really believe in like new year's resolutions.
I kind of just start them when I want to, and it doesn't have to be a whole new year for me to get on board with doing something different and better for my health or my mental health.
So I'm doing this one, not because I just had the birthday, but just because, you know, it, I was thinking of it more lately.
I'm like, I really need to go out there.
I've been meaning to go visit this reservoir.
That's not real close to home, but it's not that far either.
It's probably about a 20 or 25 minute drive.
And that's where I photographed pelicans for the first time a couple years back, and I haven't visited since because it's kind of far.
I think I'm going to go out there today and see what I can see.
I've also heard tales of an antelope running around in that general area, not right near that reservoir, but really not that far from it either.
My brother-in-law kept telling me he sees it almost every day, and I'm like...
I wonder if I could pull up and jump out of the car and get a photo of it because it just hangs out in this field kind of near a warehouse.
So I might go explore that while I'm over there, too.
And between the two, hopefully I'll get a few good pictures and I can share them with you guys and I'll be happy.
We're just having a chill day at home.
Mrs. Mouthy is going to be home early today.
She has.
or an early day where she doesn't have any clients after two.
She's done it too.
Like shit, her last appointment's one to two.
I'm 52 and I really love doing wildlife photography.
And I'm coming to realize, starting to realize that I don't go out and do it enough.
I'm so worried about this Substack thing and wanting to progress and, you know, make sure that we're building this thing that I want to do.
I want to effect change for the better through my... uh writing and my podcasting with the midterm elections coming up especially i really have things i want to do what i can do so i put 12 to 15 hours in a day and i realize i need to take two or three hours a couple times a week to do something for me um the writing is for me and all this whole subject thing is as well but it's also for you guys and it's for a lot of people and for future people where i'm trying to build this thing up so i want to um get out there and do a little more.
That's not like what I would call a resolution.
I don't really believe in like new year's resolutions.
I kind of just start them when I want to, and it doesn't have to be a whole new year for me to get on board with doing something different and better for my health or my mental health.
So I'm doing this one, not because I just had the birthday, but just because, you know, it, I was thinking of it more lately.
I'm like, I really need to go out there.
I've been meaning to go visit this reservoir.
That's not real close to home, but it's not that far either.
It's probably about a 20 or 25 minute drive.
And that's where I photographed pelicans for the first time a couple years back, and I haven't visited since because it's kind of far.
I think I'm going to go out there today and see what I can see.
I've also heard tales of an antelope running around in that general area, not right near that reservoir, but really not that far from it either.
My brother-in-law kept telling me he sees it almost every day, and I'm like...
I wonder if I could pull up and jump out of the car and get a photo of it because it just hangs out in this field kind of near a warehouse.
So I might go explore that while I'm over there, too.
And between the two, hopefully I'll get a few good pictures and I can share them with you guys and I'll be happy.
We're just having a chill day at home.
Mrs. Mouthy is going to be home early today.
She has.
or an early day where she doesn't have any clients after two.
She's done it too.
Like shit, her last appointment's one to two.
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