One of the best parts for me about word puzzles? Learning new words! My vocabulary is ok, but not great. I have several friends that play the crossword regularly; those guys also read a fair amount; think “frequent customers at the library.” I strive to be a more consistent reader for pleasure (but I often …
Month: July 2026
Creating Separation
Need the separation desperately sometimes, From certain people, From my anxieties, From life’s daily (?!) pressures, From unexpected issues that are URGENT, From micro-management, From resentments, …yes indeed, sometimes I need separation.
Travels With Charley
What’s a movie or book that inspired you to travel? Certainly John Steinbeck’s book, “Travels With Charley” is the book that did and still does capture the longing I have for extended travel. The romance and wanderlust comes back to me again and again. The book is older than I am, written in the last …
The Up’s & Downs
Piggy-back to a recent post that talked about bit about drudgery, how I sometimes feel, doing the things, fixing the things, living the thing we call life, up and down things go, Case in point, work week kicking in, nascent sense of uncertainty, on repeat, what’s to do, what needs doing, start again, get up …
Piecemeal Drudgery
I'm not at all proud of it, especially at my age and disposition. I should be able to smoothly, calmly, flawlessly handle the big and small bits that come up each day, But sometimes it feels heavier, stickier, chunky, these piecemeal bits of expected and unexpected tasks, issues, challenges, complexities that come up, These things …
P.S.A: Keep Going!
One thing's for sure: motion is lotion for your bones, joints, muscles, soul ! Don't believe me? Have a look at the piece below from ol' faithful NPR ... And keep moving, walking, stepping, going, GOOD. https://www.npr.org/2025/08/14/nx-s1-5501610/counting-steps-health-fitness-tracker
Taking Pause
Relatively new strategy for me, taking pause. Family, Kids, Work, whatever circumstance spins me, sticks me, irks me, Taking pause, new super power, maybe couple that with anxiety, Pause to hear what the anxiety has to say, maybe write down, maybe write about it, Eventually tho’, you have to come around to the matter, Off …
Summer Pace
Boy let me tell you, I long for the summer pace, hard to come by in my particular working world, Fiscal Year equals Calendar Year equals full gas hustle through June, also known as second quarter end, push push push for every drop of revenue, Throttle back a bit after, everyone catching their breath, force …
Front Load
Gonna front load this week, sometimes a bunch already written, no so this go, Freestyle reflection, sort-of-examen, bare-bones reflection, narrative too, Getting warm here in this part of California, northern section, near 90 Fahrenheit earlier today, still over 80 in the house as we approach 9 PM… Fans blowing hard, windows open wide to pour …
Huh, More to Read
Which book have you read more than any other? I am a Christian by up-bringing and belief. That said, I wasn’t aware there was this much disparity in my religion... There’s more to read… “The number of books in the Bible varies by tradition. Protestant Bibles contain 66 books (39 Old Testament, 27 New Testament). Catholic Bibles …
1/2_Full, All GOOD 