Time to go, giddy-up, good, A few days off with the crew, tho’ lots to do, Work-side for sure, but also, too, Pick up the pace, for me, for you, For the fam and especially one comes to mind, who hits two digits today, for the first time, Pick up the pace like the youngest …
Month: February 2024
Mozart!
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Well-known dude. Musical genius. Lived in the 1700’s. Still revered as one of the greatest Classical music composers of all time. Our local Classical music radio station plays a piece from Mozart every weekday morning at 9:00am. I LOVE IT when I catch it, but I often miss; usually I’m already deep …
Three Buckets
Who are your favorite people to be around? I’d say I’ve got three buckets of peeps I love to be around. First, I love being around my kids. Learning so much from them. Enjoying their high jinks (most of the time); sharing my life learning bits with them; finding other “teaching moments” to share (when …
Russia / Россйа , More Voices / Голоса Вошли
From the NYT, “[With Navalny gone, other voices must rise], Among them is Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a former oligarch who fell out with Mr. Putin, spent 10 years in prison and in London became one of his most prominent opponents in exile. Then there is Maxim Katz, a YouTube influencer and a former poker champion, who …
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My Ol’ Birks
Tell us about your favorite pair of shoes, and where they’ve taken you. These old shoes, they’ve seen some things. No world travel, but they’ve been with since 1987. Five jobs, two marriages, five dogs, three kids. Second set of soles now. Nicely stretched to perfection. GOOD.
Presidents’ Day
On this Presidents' Day, seems a good time to share this (again, as I'm sure others have on this platform before)...1910 ...Teddy Roosevelt ... speaking in Paris ... after also receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (the first American to win a Nobel), an excerpt from the longer speech he delivered, and still rings true today, …
Voices / Голоса
Understanding Russia. One of the primary themes, the grand designs of my life. Elevate the voices that need to be heard, one of the primary purposes. Listen, dear people, listen. Understanding the perspectives and observations of Russians like, Alexander Solzhenitsyn Andre Sakharov Alexey Navalny, This process is the way to better understand the challenges from …
Flip Side, Nocturnal
Pattern established, little say, Mind, body after busy crazy week, Left, right, center field, cover all balls, try to, Flip side, nocturnal, mind races out of rest, no number, Need to push back to slumber, weekend, more rest, more rest.
Adapt and Overcome
More on the theme of reset, a little more on one of the examples noted in yesterday’s post. I have a friend, an older guy - pushing 80 anyway - who through diabetes and circulation problems had to have his lower leg amputated. A mutual friend commented, “I’d be goddamn depressed if that was happening …
Carpe Diem – Do So!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpe_diem
1/2_Full, All GOOD 