It’s something I’ve thought about from time to time, when I’m not in the vortex, vortex of the muse, Why blog? Why not keep it private in the pages of a journal, a diary, away from others, and that answer’s pretty simple, straight-forward, maybe a little selfish and self-serving too, I write the blog in …
Month: September 2026
Deeper Look: Honor Labor
Taking a a little deeper look at “honoring labor” … thinking about all the people that keep society and our fortunate standard of living going, So so many people behind the scenes, all the essential workers for this lucky life some of us live, Found these threads of late, social media, IG, find one, the …
Wading Through
Funny thing happens to me many mornings these last many years, capturing here and now again for posterity, maybe future learning too, Many mornings I wake up in the darkness, predawn, wake up but not get up, oh no, in the dark and cozy of my bed under covers, mostly my eyes remain closed, and …
Blended Hustle
Blended hustle, name of the game come quarter end on the manufacturing side, Early mornings and later nights oft the norm, Brushing my teeth while tapping on the laptop keyboard in the cool, predawn, only one light on in my kitchen office to keep it mellow, Fella, I gotta say, we’re all hustling this way, …
Remembering Confidence
These college buddies I have, so enjoy and love and cherish time with them, I see them only once a year, typically, maybe talk on the phone one or two other times over the same period, Being with these guys, they always remind me how to be confident, remind me that I have reason to …
A Week’s Look Back: Mexico 2026
First time we’ve gathered in Montana, new locale for our annual gathering, stream of conscious recollection, bits from the weekend, We call it “Mexico” from carefree trips south of the border in college, now an annual gathering closer to home, someone’s home, but north of the border now, still in good fun we call it …
The Unpainted Patch 
The unpainted Patch, actually there’s more than one of these patches underneath the front counter of my kitchen, primer in faded relief to the painted wall, From a couple decades ago, a new kitchen floor installed, touch-up needed, never completed, “Oh sure, I’ll take care of that”, I said at the time, All this time …
Don’t Be Afraid, Ask
It’s a funny thing, asking for help. At least for me, unless I get into the right mindset, I regress back to being a kid, not wanting to ask other people to help me. The underlying reason? A bit of independence: I can do the the thing, wanting to do the thing on my own; …
Longest Trip? 🤔✈️
What’s the longest trip you’ve ever taken? Hmm … I think from home-base SJC , Moscow, Then Donbass, Then Western Siberia, Then Hong Kong, Then Guilin China, And to come …! ✈️
Sacred Times
“Mexico “, the nickname we give a yearly gathering, a small group of friends getting together annually since college, more than 35 years now… We call it “Mexico”, because one year we did in fact, drive down to Ensenada, on the coast of Baja California. 
