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Love To The Unlovable
Light In Dark Places
Peace & Love & Light ~ RD Floyd RD Floyd

I am a poet and an author... a writer of things... A singer and a songwriter... I am a musician... and an explorer...I am a husband... and a father... I am a Texan by choice and a Southern Gentleman by the grace of God... Thank you for welcoming me to your world.

07/21/2024
07/19/2024

We live in a crazy world folks. A Microsoft CrowdStrike cyber security update crashed computer systems globally. This “crash” is being reported as benign and that it is not a security incident or a cyber attack. Banks, Hospitals, Airlines, 911, Police and Fire, Government Agencies, Hotels, Pharmacies, and many companies globally that rely on CrowdStrike to handle their cloud-based workload solutions were given the blue screen of death and entire networks were affected.

Now look, it’s an election year. I don’t trust anything as a coincidence that happens in an election year. Especially big global impactful things. I’m not a conspiracy theorist and I don’t have a political side that I’m aligned with, but this doesn’t look very good folks.

From what I have heard, we had an absolutely miserable “Presidential” debate recently. I didn’t watch it but I’ve heard that it was a disaster and the only time since JFK and Nixon that the debate wasn’t televised in front of a live studio audience. That must have been weird. Then one of the candidates was nearly assasinated. And now on the run up to the election, a major technology infrastructure component has failed globally.

The company that caused this failure, CrowdStrike, is out of Austin TX and its name is at the very least highly suspect. “CrowdStrike” literally just shut down government, critical services, infrastructure, transportation, banking, finance, and medical activities in countries around the world and we are not supposed to assume that this is a test of the “failure system” in place should the election not go as planned.

I don’t know what’s going on. I’m not a cyber security expert. My good friend Duane Innmon is a cyber security expert and is one of the brightest people that I have ever met. I talked with him earlier and I realized that I don’t care what “the man” is doing or not doing. I don’t care if one side takes a shot and the other side shoots back. I can’t control that. I can’t even impact that.

We are a divided nation. We have become our own enemies and until we realize that we are just pawns in a game that is controlled and manipulated by forces bigger than we are…. We will continue to get sucked into the drama and heartache that is a world where ethics and morality have collapsed and evil people will do evil things and where good people will align themselves with evil unknowingly. I refuse to be a part of it.

Instead… I am going to be a lover to the woman I love, a father to kids that mean the world to me (whether they want me to love them or not), a brother to my brothers and sisters, a friend to all my friends, and a person who truly and compassionately loves myself and others, even when neither of us feel like we deserve love. Because you know what… we all deserve love. We are all BeLoved. That’s what Jesus was trying to tell us.

Love everyone as you love yourself. Love yourself. Man that’s tough. But I can’t love you, if I don’t first love me. That’s been the toughest road in my life to walk down.

I’m am committing today to be a better partner to Sarah Dumas and a better father to all of our kids, a better friend to my friends, a better person in general. I love y’all with all my heart and soul. I mean that. I’m sorry that work and the chaos of my life doesn’t always allow me to be there for you all. But just know that I truly do love you and I’m going to try each day to make sure that you know that.

Danger is lurking around our doors friends. Crazy things are coming. Storms will hit us. It’s not going to be easy. But we will survive. We will thrive. We will persevere. We will overcome. Let’s all focus on peace and joy and love and grace and mercy and forgiveness and compassion and empathy and working together and being loved.

Many of us are struggling just to hang on. Keep hanging on and if you need a hand or friend or just somebody to come down the cliff and have coffee with you or just sit next to you and watch the sunset or maybe it’s just a phone call… please call me.

I love you and I’m learning how to love me too…. I’m 50… I should have figured this out a long time ago. But I’m glad I’m finally slowing down and taking the time to smell the ranunculus flowers and see the world for what it really is… a place where we can be free to experience the fruits of the spirit and truly have a joyful and productive, meaningful life.

I love y’all.

Peace & Love & Light - RD Floyd

07/17/2024

When my heart sings or my soul screams, when a moment is so overwhelming that it can’t be expressed in words… or when passion is so intense that even a long slow kiss can’t compare… that’s what music is to me. What is music to you?

We decided to cancel due to the storms.  I hope you are all safe and stay dry. We’ll see you all back here on the 21st o...
07/07/2024

We decided to cancel due to the storms. I hope you are all safe and stay dry. We’ll see you all back here on the 21st of July.

We're gonna have some fun at The Table at Madeley this fine Sunday! While you're in town today getting the last of your hurricane supplies, stop by and have a cold drink and eat some great food! We're gonna have Open Mic from 2 to 6PM today, so if you are a singer, musician, songwriter, or just somebody who likes to hang out and hear music... come on by! I'd love to meet you!

Peace & Love & Light - RD Floyd






07/01/2024

We had an amazing show today at The Table at Madeley! If you missed the 2nd Annual Youth Songwriter Round, you missed one heckuva show!

Celeste Marie Wilson, Dalton Grice, and Jenna Davis started the show off and man did they bring their A-Games!

Molly McDonald, Ty Smith, and Hannah Mercedes finished up the show and man they are such talented artists and just really awesome people! Keep an eye out for these artists! They are bound and determined to change the world!

Thank you FrankandBel Jackson for having the vision and the fortitude to bring this community together!

Ms Sarah from Bohemian Market came out and spent the day helping people and solving problems and sharing her knowledge.

Huge thank you to LeAnn Schnelle DeFranco from Bella Mia Salon! LeAnn came out with her family and gave me a hair cut and beard trim. That trim cut my potential profits in half, I was getting tips from people who thought I was homeless…. But hopefully they’ll still wanna pray with me anyway! I like when that happens!

Ben Blankenship came out and spent some time with us! I love hanging with Ben! Michael Olsen and Ms Ashley from CoolHand Grooming came out and spent the day with us!

Laurie McSpadden, Bobby and Patricia, and Aubrey came out and sang and danced along with us! Ms Laurie let me play her left handed Taylor. That was a trip!

We saw so many old friends and made some new ones! What a great day! If you missed it, hopefully we’ll see you next time!

Peace & Love & Light - RD Floyd

Tomorrow is going to be a great time at The Table at Madeley! This years Youth Songwriter Round has four amazingly talen...
06/29/2024

Tomorrow is going to be a great time at The Table at Madeley! This years Youth Songwriter Round has four amazingly talented young female songwriters and two of the most impressive and hard working young male songwriters!

Wait till you see these young artists perform! They are gonna blow your socks off! It’s family and pet friendly! Come out! Relax! Have a great time, eat some fabulous food, have some tasty chilled beverages, and listen to some amazing music!

I can’t wait to see you all there!

Peace & Love & Light - RD Floyd









06/22/2024

If you are in the Conroe area and you are looking for a high quality used car at a great price… go see Josh Lampe at Keating Nissan in Conroe! Josh listened to our daughter and son’s needs and was very patient, helpful, and worked with us through every step of the process and he nade sure we got the best deal possible! Thank you Josh!

Wait to you see what we have going on at The Table at Madeley this Sunday June 23rd from 1-6PM!  We have the first-ever ...
06/22/2024

Wait to you see what we have going on at The Table at Madeley this Sunday June 23rd from 1-6PM!

We have the first-ever Open Mic Music Festival where we will be celebrating Kevin Parker's 40th Birthday!

Kevin has been a regular at Open Mic's all throughout Texas and is such a cool humble and just downright awesome guy and he wanted to have a birthday bash for his Open Mic friends and Family!

Logan Beard is gonna kick things off around 1:30
Parker's Grove is going to play around 2:15
Open Mic will run around 3 to 4
The Unthinkable will play from 4-5
and Soul Lily will play from 6-Close

If you are an Open Mic legend or just a downright awesome person... or if you just want to meet some Open Mic legends and chill with awesome people... Come on out and have fun with us!

The Table is such a great experience and such a unique fun place to hang out and have great food, cold beverages, and hear some of the most amazing music on the planet!

Come out and celebrate with us!

I hope to see you all there!

Peace & Love & Light - RD Floyd







Happy Juneteenth! Even though the Emancipation Proclamation was made effective in 1863, it could not be implemented in p...
06/19/2024

Happy Juneteenth!

Even though the Emancipation Proclamation was made effective in 1863, it could not be implemented in places still under Confederate control. As a result, in the westernmost Confederate state of Texas, enslaved people would not be free until much later.

Freedom finally came on June 19, 1865, when some 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas. The army announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved black people in the state were free by executive decree.

This day came to be known as "Juneteenth," by the newly freed people in Texas.

One of the many things I love about Texas is that we celebrate one another, our heritage, our cultures, our differences, our similarities, our music, our food, our successes, our failures, our fruit, our roots, and our freedom!

We are at our strongest and most bountiful when we celebrate one another! I am glad to be in the Great Melting Pot of civilization. I love our diversity! It means great music, great food, cultural variety, and so many wonderful little things that we can so easily take for granted.

Love each other today! Celebrate one another today!

May we all be liberated from the things that hold us back from living out the purposes that God has for each of us in our lives! Happy Juneteenth!

Also, today is my little brother Mike Green's birthday! Happy Birthday little brother! I miss you man!

Peace & Love & Light - RD Floyd



06/18/2024

I’m submitting my entry to open for Sundance Head at The Table at Madeley on June 29th. I’m not sure how this works but if it’s votes or likes or comments… I’m not sure… but if you feel like taking a minute to share some love… I’ll love you forever!

Peace & Love & Light - RD Floyd





06/18/2024

This is an original song that I wrote called “Drive Too Fast” and it’s a true story! I’m submitting it for a chance to open up for Sundance Head at The Table at Madeley on June 29th! I’m not sure if it’s a vote thing or what… but if y’all could please show some support in the comments! I’d love to open this show for Sundance!

Sundance Head Official
The Table at Madeley

06/18/2024

“I know that I have less to live than I have lived.
I feel like a child who was given a box of chocolates. He enjoys eating it, and when he sees that there is not much left, he starts to eat them with a special taste.

I have no time for endless lectures on public laws - nothing will change. And there is no desire to argue with fools who do not act according to their age. And there's no time to battle the gray. I don't attend meetings where egos are inflated and I can't stand manipulators.

I am disturbed by envious people who try to vilify the most capable to grab their positions, talents and achievements.

I have too little time to discuss headlines - my soul is in a hurry.

Too few candies left in the box.

I'm interested in human people. People who laugh at their mistakes are those who are successful, who understand their calling and don't hide from responsibility. Who defends human dignity and wants to be on the side of truth, justice, righteousness. This is what living is for.

I want to surround myself with people who know how to touch the hearts of others. Who, through the blows of fate, was able to rise and maintain the softness of the soul.

Yes, I hustle, I hustle to live with the intensity that only maturity can give.

I'll eat all the candy I have left - they'll taste better than the ones I already ate.

My goal is to reach the end in harmony with myself, my loved ones and my conscience.

I thought I had two lives, but it turned out to be only one, and it needs to be lived with dignity.”

Anthony Hopkins 💯

Happy Fathers Day to all you fathers out there!  I’ll be playing music at The Table at Madeley today starting at 1:30.  ...
06/16/2024

Happy Fathers Day to all you fathers out there! I’ll be playing music at The Table at Madeley today starting at 1:30. We have open mic and lots of fun! Come celebrate with us with great food and drinks and have a relaxing and enjoyable time!

Peace & Love & Light - RD Floyd

06/11/2024

I’m gonna tell yall what… if you meet a nicer more humble musician and performer than Jake Bush… go buy a lottery ticket! He is one of the most genuine people that I’ve met!

We met with Mike at Nedd Guitars and chatted for a bit and went through a couple of instruments. We wound up making a pretty good deal and it was really cool to meet him!

If you haven’t heard Jake Bush sing… son!!! Go on Apple and Spotify and all the places great music is streamed! He’s solid gold! Go listen to him! You won’t be disappointed!

06/11/2024

Today is your LAST CHANCE to vote early! Polls are open until 7:00pm today — Vote early and vote Todd!

Election information: https://yanceyformayor.com/election-info/

Need a ride to vote? Call: 1-936-228-1869

06/10/2024

Early voting polls are open today from 7:00am to 7:00pm. Please give us a call if you need a ride to go vote!

Call us at 1-936-228-1869, and we’ll get you to the polls!

Election information: https://yanceyformayor.com/election-info/

🚨🗳️🚨🗳️🚨* I was asked to forward this message to at least 10 of my Conroe friends and I’ll ask that you do the same.  Ple...
06/10/2024

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* I was asked to forward this message to at least 10 of my Conroe friends and I’ll ask that you do the same. Please share this post!

^ Some of this post I copied… and I added some information as well.

For Clarity Purposes:
* = Copied and Sharing
^ = Information I added

* Let’s work together to elect Todd Yancey for Mayor and ensure Conroe’s bright future. We greatly appreciate our community supporters!

🏙️🗳️✅🇺🇸
*GO VOTE TODD YANCEY for CITY OF CONROE MAYOR! #1 on the ballot.

CURT MADDUX

SUSAN JOHNSON

🏙️🗳️✅🇺🇸

🚨June 10-11
(7am-7pm)

🗳️ Election Day: June 15
(7am-7pm)

📍Early Voting Locations:

https://elections.mctx.org/evPolls.asp?ELID=86&curLang=English&ElectionId=CON061524

^ The April Sounds neighborhood will NOT have a polling location for the runoff election. Some have called this voter suppression but here’s an article that addresses what happened… decide for yourself.

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/conroe/article/conroe-runoff-river-plantation-cornerstone-19466614.php

^ Everybody has the right to be heard regardless of who you are voting for!

* If you need a ride to the polls here’s the website and phone number to help you get out and vote.

https://yanceyformayor.com/voting-ride-request

+19362281869

^ Look… I don’t know who the people are that changed the polling locations and I don’t really care but what I do know is that I met Todd Yancey, Susan Johnson, and Curt Maddox and they are great people!

^ I listened to their plans for Conroe and I believe in their vision. They asked me for my support and I’m not only sharing with you all the information that I have…

I’ll be performing at the Polls Closing Watch Party next Saturday Night at The Table at Madeley from 7-10 or so and I’m praying for a huge win!

^ Go vote! Have your voice heard! Every single vote counts!

Peace & Love & Light - RD Floyd

06/10/2024

We had late start today at The Table at Madeley but man did it turn out fun!

I got my Gibson back from Mike Nedd Guitars after some really amazing repairs! Now my Gibson is kinda like me… people said neither of us would ever play music again… those people are wrong! It sounds better than it did new! Thank you Mike!!!

Bobby and Patricia came and hung out! Bobby showed us how boys from Oregon cut down trees. I was impressed!

I had so much fun with my buddy Michael Olsen and all of his family! His daughter Ashley from CoolHand Grooming and her boyfriend Christian came out and brought a dog rescue with them! It was an honor to be a part of Mikes first OpenMic and to hang out with his family! Yall are some really great people!

Celeste Marie Wilson came by and played a couple of her new folk songs! I hung out with her mamma Missy Wilson for a bit and had a ton of laughs!

James and Eli and Cheyenne came by and hung out! Congratulations on the rabbit!

Laurie McSpadden and Melanie McMinn sang some songs and we had an absolute blast! Yall are the bestest!

Frank came up and played some of his original songs! Man that was really cool!

We have Open Mic every Sunday afternoon from 2-6 ish! Come out and hang out and play some tunes, meet some awesome people, listen to some great music… and experience a sound man that actually does his best to make your voice and guitar sound as good as possible… I can’t create talent but I will sure try my best to make you sound as good as possible!

Such a great day! The big fans kept the heat away and God even gave us some clouds to play under! Pretty cool! See yall next Sunday! Bring a friend or two! It’s gonna be a great time!

Peace and Love and Light - RD Floyd

Alright friends… is it just me or does Stretch Armstrong look like Leonardo Di Caprio staring as Ken in Barbie 2…
06/08/2024

Alright friends… is it just me or does Stretch Armstrong look like Leonardo Di Caprio staring as Ken in Barbie 2…

06/08/2024

So I used to wish that we had Time Machines so we could go back in time and do all sorts of cool things.

Now I realize that even if we had Time Machines... It wouldn't make much of an impact because we wouldn't have the time to use them!




What a day!  That storm that blew through was unusually bizarre! The winds were so high that it made ripples on the road...
05/31/2024

What a day! That storm that blew through was unusually bizarre! The winds were so high that it made ripples on the road as the wind would gust. We drove out of it toward the south and then on the way back north it was twice as intense!

The lightening was crazy! It did loopidy-loops in the sky! The lightening looked like it exploded transformers and gave off crazy green lights!

I have never seen lightening like this before in my life! Some of the lightening was fuzzy and blurry and other lightening bolts were very large and stayed in the same area for long periods of time. Really crazy!

Share your photos if you managed to get any!

I hope everybody is ok!

Peace & Love & Light - RD Floyd

We are going to have a great day at The Table at Madeley today!  I’ll be playing from 1-2 PM and I’ll have some friends ...
05/26/2024

We are going to have a great day at The Table at Madeley today! I’ll be playing from 1-2 PM and I’ll have some friends showing up to have a great time hanging out and playing some great live music!

Come on out! Bring the family and your favorite pet! We have some great food, frosty beverages, and some of the coolest people you’ll ever meet!

If you have a talent you’d like to share, we’ll have open mic from 2-6 PM so come on out and share your music on one of the most chill and uniques stages in Texas! It’s like being in Austin in downtown Conroe! The Table at Madeley’s vibe is kinda like hanging out in your back yard with great people and just having fun! If you haven’t been to The Table, you are in for a real treat!

I hope to meet some new friends and hang out with my friends that show up regularly! The Table is kinda like the TV Show Cheers… in the sense that you feel like family! I might not remember your name the first time… but I promise you this… I’ll be glad to see you every time I see you!

Peace & Love & Light - RD Floyd

I used to work in the oilfield and one of the pieces of equipment that can be a pain in the behind and stop profuction i...
05/25/2024

I used to work in the oilfield and one of the pieces of equipment that can be a pain in the behind and stop profuction is the shakers. They shake out the solids and return the cleaned mud to the mud tanks for reuse in the drilling process.

One day I got a phone call to come out to a rig south of Midland, TX and get some shakers fixed. The Rig Manager called and said the rig was on downtime and the Company Man was pi**ed off. So I needed to hurry.

Now, the mud tanks are where oil-based mud is mixed and processed and it is usually a mess. When I got on location the Rig Manager asked me if I wanted to unbolt the explosion proof panels and look at the controls. Which would mean that I would get oil based mud all over me and it would take a bit longer.

I out of nowhere came up with the Parable of The Elephant Mechanic and told it to the Tool Pusher and the The Company Man. Neither thought it was funny. Then I told them that we needed to look at the simplest solutions first. Is it plugged in correctly. So we chased the wires back to the house and sure enough... the shakers were not plugged into the correct outlets. So we plugged them in correctly and then went out to the shakers. Magically they all came on. Peanuts.

Then I noticed that the shakers weren't shaking the solids off properly which usually is a sign that they are rotating backwards. I told the Tool Pusher and he told me they always worked that way. I told him they were spinning backwards and he asked how I knew. I showed him. He asked if he wanted the hands to unbolt the large explosion proof covers so I could fix the rotation issue. "No sir." It's peanuts. We went to the E-House and turned off the breaker and swapped the leads at the breaker for each shaker. All three shakers came up and were working properly... and I was not covered in oil based mud and the whole problem was fixed in less than 30 minutes. Peanuts friends. Look for the peanuts. The little things can cause big problems.

Here's the parable. I hope y'all enjoy it.

The parable of the elephant mechanic:

There once was an elephant mechanic, and like all elephant mechanics, this elephant mechanic complained of always having to work within the behind of an elephant. The elephant mechanic complained his job was a crappy job. And the elephant mechanic complained that it seemed like every problem required him to get deep within the butt of an elephant.

One day the elephant mechanic is called out to work on an elephant. So he goes out to the elephant and climbs inside of the elephant's butt, and digs around for 4 hours looking for a problem inside the elephant's behind.

Within every crevice, within every crack, within every small part of the elephants interior, the elephant mechanic searches for the problem with this particular elephant.
Finally after much dismay the elephant mechanic gets out of the elephants butt. And goes to the elephant owner and says, "I've searched the entire inside of your elephant from crack to crack and I just can't seem to find a single problem with your elephant."

The elephant mechanic asks the elephant owner, "Has anything changed recently with this elephant?"

The elephant owner scratches his head and thinks for a moment, and says, "As a matter of fact something has changed. Just yesterday I stopped feeding the elephant peanuts and began feeding it watermelons."

The moral of this story is for service technicians:

Sometimes, maybe even often, we have a job to do that stinks and sometimes we have to get knee deep in the things we wish we could avoid.

But more often than not, these large problems that we encounter are really just... peanuts.

So look for the small things that can cause large problems before you jump in and assume the worst.

Peace & Love & Light - RD Floyd

So this fella pranked his buddy and put up a fake ad saying he had a bunch of free animals.  So we called the number and...
05/20/2024

So this fella pranked his buddy and put up a fake ad saying he had a bunch of free animals. So we called the number and the buddy found out his friend had pranked him. So…. I told him, “Give me that fellas address and I’ll respond that I’m on my way.” The guy sent me the pranksters address and the rest is just comic gold! I hope y’all find it as funny as I did!

Peace & Love & Light - RD Floyd

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