Code-switching, common for multi-language conversations, also multi-cultural engagement, And I’m throwing out there, different attitudes, understandings, and communication styles, start to finish. Main thing? Keep trying to understand, keep trying to help others, understand, keep trying to find common ground so that everyone’s on the same page… add if we get there… ? Well, call …

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Not so far, Far away, A place where the stress and strain don’t stay, Far away, doesn’t take much, Grass, trees, wide open spaces, Play all around and happy faces, Want it, need it, every day, Find it, now, here, this day, GOOD.

My guilty pleasure, wandering Wikipedia, such a treasure-trove of content. Alea iacta est. Klein bottle. Alexander Hamilton. Wormhole. Just a few examples of things I’ve looked up recently. So fun! What topics have popped into your mind of late?

Bumpy night foreshadows possible bumps along the day ahead. Kids didn’t sleep well; dad didn’t sleep well. Piecemeal sleep, an hour at a time. Sunrise soon and day underway regardless. Resolved to piecemeal the day together, one task at a time, one hour at a time. Make it GOOD, regardless.

Savor the day, moment well-lived, All we have just now, savor deeply, Deeper still the moments of lesson and struggle, and earnest desire, And bits of progress, And heartfelt joy, And hug if a child, your child, And touch of another, long desired, Savor softly, simply, sweetly, humans, one to another, Savor one to another, …

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Three grand tours, Giro de Italia, Tour de France, La Vuelta de Spain, One year, 2023, One team, Jumbo Visma, Primoz, Jonás, Sepp, Three guys, three colors, Pink, Yellow, Red, All … ALL Respect, Their team motto, “Samen Winnen”, WINNING TOGETHER, That they do, that they certainly did this year, ALL RESPECT.

These two guys…quite a picture. On the left, Steve Inskeep, NPR Journalist/Correspondent/Host. On the right, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, (current) President of Ukraine. Squared off. Both quite expert at what they do. Thankful for the dialogue and insights. Two guys. GOOD.

Connected with a couple of good friends recently after work. Good insights, good sharing…it had been a while since we’d seen each other. It was great to catch up. Conversation topics covered many aspects…of our lives just now, the predictable, and the timely…kids, sports, upcoming travel,… Near the end, we talked about the Russian-Ukrainian war… …

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Leave it to the legend, Tom Friedman, opinion columnist from the New York Times and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, to offer this incredible communication, My little blog has a fingertip reach compared to the NYT, but I thought I would put share this here all the same, if nothing else, for my own remembrance of these …

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Recently did a short fast to prime for some routine blood work. Just a very modest amount of food for the better part of 36 hours; none in the final 12. Had me thinking about “fast” in other terms. Like, my internet at home isn’t very fast. My car isn’t fast. Though I like to …

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