Bloganuary Prompt: “List five things you do for fun.” Hmm, let’s see… 1/ Listen to music. Old stuff, new stuff, REALLY old stuff (Classical). 2/ Read. Especially stories about people’s lives. 3/ Cook. Pretend Iron Chef. 4/ Listen to NPR. Especially international stories. 5/ Do anything outside. Garden, hike, walk, bike. Bonus/ WRITE. Especially bloggin’, …
Author: jeff lud
Dad x3. Writer. Lion. @pacbio SCM. One Mission: Make it GOOD | Optimism | Resilience | Fam/Life/Biz | #halffullallgood #goodstuff
Evolve: Here Come the Cypher Posts
Several years back, early in this blog, I mirrored another content producer, who was also a podcaster and entrepreneur / investor. He had this thing called 5 Bullets Friday, where he shared a list of five things he was doing, interested in, etc. so for a while, I did something similar, posting five other tidbits. …
Loved
Bloganuary Prompt: “If you could make your pet understand one thing, what would it be?” Pretty simple. Feel and know they are loved. Bonds and relationship across species, what an amazing and mysterious and blessed thing.
Football
American, that is. National Football League (NFL) Playoffs, that is. Was near quiet religion in my house growing up. Always on the TV this time of year to track the teams to the Super Bowl. My family, or at least my immediate family, were San Francisco Forty-Niner fans. Growing up this was the time of …
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Bloganuary prompt: “ Write about your first name: its meaning, significance, etymology, etc. “ Funny that this prompt came up today. I was just thinking about my first name earlier, and where that came from… Seriously. I was thinking about how my kids’ mom and I intentionally named each of our kids with family names …
“Lonely Is The Night”
Great song by 80’s rock musician Billy Squier. “Lonely is the Night.” Great guitar intro, it carries you through the song, Funkyish but also honest lyrics, which I’ve turned to over and over since I was a teen, Just a song that spoke to me then, still speaks to me now, Lonely is a feeling …
Passion Play
Bloganuary Prompt : “What's your dream job?” I used to think the life goal had to be finding a job that was infused with whatever your passion is. Decades into my life, I’ve realized the paramount, most important thing, is to identify and pursue your passion; don’t get stuck trying to get paid to do …
Democracy Shines Across Hemispheres
Democracy Shines Across Hemispheres: Guatemala and Taiwan Demonstrate Peaceful Elections, Transfer of Power I wrote this tagline about 24 hours before I saw the podcast at the end of this piece post on NPR… Certainly no secret that I love NPR, #ILoveNPR And as a political scientist. I am delighted to see at the top …
Subtly Supreme
Bloganuary writing promptWhat makes a good leader?View all responses So many bits come to mind, considering what makes a good leader, results only, or the whole enchilada...? Since we all return to dust and The Almighty likely won't consider your wallet or bank accounts, it really must be a wholistic, holistic approach that informs the …
Dark and Light
Funny things about Dark and Light, I seek the Light from within, the Light that inspires and energizes, But I also appreciate the Dark, especially this time of year, Winter in the Northern Hemisphere, as shadows fall early, and Sunrise is late, I like darkness through much of the house, only small lamps on in …
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