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My Favorite People, Today and Always

Posted on November 24, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Movie stars may inspire us—Jimmy Stewart’s warmth, John Wayne’s grit, Tom Hanks’ steady humanity—but they’ll never hold a candle to the people who truly shape our lives. My favorites aren’t found on a screen. They’re the ones who anchor my days, steady my heart, and make life worth living. Today’s answer is the same as it’s always been: family comes first. Continue reading →

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The Sunday Pour: The Mash Bill of Life

Posted on November 16, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

We all have a personal “mash bill” — the mix of influences, experiences, struggles, and people who make us who we are. Mine includes Texas roots, Florida shaping, a journalism-soaked upbringing, faith that held me together, mistakes I had to overcome, family that carried me through, and a calling I never expected. I’m still aging, but at least the barrel is good. Continue reading →

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If You Could Live Anywhere In the World

Posted on November 14, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

If home is where the heart is, then I suppose mine would sit somewhere between the mountains and the people I love — a place where quiet mornings meet family weekends and the horizon always feels familiar. Continue reading →

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Why I Don’t Really Listen to Podcasts (But One Still Stuck With Me)

Posted on November 8, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

I’m not anti-podcast — I just never became one of those “I learned the real truth from this episode” people. Still, one chilling story about a 1989 murder reminded me why the medium can matter. Continue reading →

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The One Thing We All Want and Can’t Get Back

Posted on November 5, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

We always think the answer is “more time.” But maybe the real challenge isn’t getting more — it’s learning to use the time we already have. Continue reading →

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Looking Three Years Down the Road

Posted on November 4, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Three years isn’t a lifetime, but it’s long enough for a lot to change—if I’m intentional about it. When I picture 2028, I see a life built on the same foundation I have now, just with a little more clarity, a little more peace, and hopefully a few more good stories to tell. Continue reading →

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Sunday Pour: Same Spirit, Different Levels, One God

Posted on November 2, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Bourbon barrels all start the same, but where they’re placed in the rickhouse determines what they become. My life has felt the same way — different levels, different seasons, different heat — all of it shaping who I am. And I wouldn’t trade the flavor of the life God has aged in me. Continue reading →

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No Rewinds, Just Right Now

Posted on November 1, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

If I could re-live any part of my life, it wouldn’t be a whole year — just a single fall season in 1990 when Daryl and I first became friends. Sometimes I wonder what might have happened if we had ended up together back then. But changing that story would erase the people I love now, and I wouldn’t trade them — or this life — for anything. Continue reading →

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“Without Music, Life Would Be a Mistake”

Posted on September 18, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Music has been the backbone of my family for as long as I can remember. My mother was a music major in college, and she starred in musicals both before and after I was born. Some of my earliest memories … Continue reading →

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“The Only Thing Better Than Meat… Is More Meat”

Posted on September 14, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

I’m a meat guy. Plain and simple. There was a Bud Light “Real Men of Genius” commercial once called Mr. Over the Top Carb Counter. At one point the narrator said, “The only thing better than meat… is more meat.” … Continue reading →

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