Funny thing, inside joke, maybe only for me now. When I was growing up my dad seemed to have a thing with nicknames. For example, my brother was “bud”, while I was called “bomber”; these were just names my dad sometimes used. He had different nicknames for some of his friends and colleagues as well. …
Month: May 2026
Celebrate Your People
The essence of GOOD. I’m an alum of Santa Clara University. I’m still close with many of my classmates. A family from that bigger circle has a son who is a baseball player at St. Mary’s College, here in the greater Bay Area as well. He’s a senior. And St. Mary’s was our sometimes rival …
Another Take: After Memorial Day
I have family who served in the military, even in war-time, all those years ago, Vietnam; I have a cousin in the Navy now. I considered service as I was finishing high school, even had a path to scholarship, but then decided against it; the chain of command did not so appeal to me. Considering …
Believer
Do you practice religion? Yes indeed, Believer … life-long practice in varied manner over the years … raised in the Episcopal tradition … then expanded to incorporate Ignatian Spirituality … other religious & meditative practices as well, Though the structured doctrines are sometimes at odds, thus I do not currently engage in scheduled religious activities, …
Pausing The Pang
Pausing the pang, as in hunger pang, I have the luxury to do so, two basics to my story. First, as I rapidly approach the end of my 50’s and commence my 60’s, time is about up with any delay about getting to a healthier body and practice; thing is, I’ve loved eating for 45 …
Go Leo GO
Capturing this post lifted from X, a primer for the first letter out from from Leo, Pope Leo, The Supreme Pontiff, Bishop of Rome, what say you as the world struggles? Yea verily, so thankful for this voice, vision, inspiration, “As evidenced by the unbridled promotion and implementation of technology at the expense of human …
The Power of Extra
The power of extra efforts in an organization provides a meaningful opportunity to make a positive difference and accomplish great things. Just what does that mean? Let’s unpack this idea a bit and see what we can learn. In any organization - examples here - the collective effort of many is what allows bigger results. …
Memorial Day
For everyone who paid the ultimate price in service to country, For everyone who gave the complete measure of their life to the end, For all those who have perished in harm’s way standing up as their duty to serve country, We can never repay you, we can only humbly thank you and remember your …
My Future Self
Who would you like to talk to soon? True true, chat with my future self sometime soon, Not so far, maybe a week or two, maybe a month, Reminder that I have the skills and experience and expertise to pull this off, life, in all its particular iterations for me therein, I got this, no …
Palpable
It’s palpable, the anxiety I feel wash over me at times, Fifty years on, I still can’t always manage it, easily, Stirs up inside me, fills up inside, in spite of myself, Mental exercise not enough, Mantras mas positive not enough, Prayer on repeat, repeating prayer over and over, quietly filling the air, Weird, anxiety, …
1/2_Full, All GOOD 