Anthony Bourdain. It's been a month since he took his own life. Another great cultural influencer gone by the way side. His story was inspiring. His writing was entertaining, his reporting was full of color and depth and scope. His experiences were as admirable as they were diverse. Hell, he had lunch with Obama at …
Author: jeff lud
Dad x3. Writer. Lion. @pacbio SCM. One Mission: Make it GOOD | Optimism | Resilience | Fam/Life/Biz | #halffullallgood #goodstuff
My Country ‘Tis of Thee…
The discourse in this land is pretty rough right now. Seems that there's more extremism, and much less willingness to compromise. And policies we would have previously not thought within the realm of reasonable are implemented to "get tough" and "act as a deterrent." The decision a few weeks ago to separate children from parents …
Celebrating Susan, 2018
Today is the day, let’s begin this way, Celebrating Susan! Today is the day we ring the bells and honk the horns and light the candles and sing from the rooftops, Happy Birthday to you, Dear Susan! She is our light and our inspiration, who leads and loves by example, who gives our family the …
Down In It
Getting back into the day-to-day groove is turning out to be tougher than I thought it would be after the glory of family summer vacation just concluded. It seems at every turn I struggle to make the right move, challenged to have a good attitude, recover from a mistake, cope with kid chaos, the pull …
Father’s Day 2018, Maui
This final day of family vacation before we make the journey home, appropriate that today is Father's Day. This the day began. The three that made me a father, the three that make me a dad, better than I could be otherwise. We wandered the town. We learned a little about the islands. We enjoyed …
Midway
What, like the island, "Midway"? No, although from where I sit just now (West Coast, Maui, Hawaii), that's kinda funny. What I'm referring to is this feeling I knew I'd have, "midway" through this awesome vacation. Today begins Day Four of six full days on the trip. We still have ALL of today, three FULL …
Hanging with ALL
This pic was from the weekend. What's up just now? Monday Funday rounding out with some simple chill time with the kids solo. My wife has to work tonight, so it's me and A.L.L. Upside: Everyone's in a good mood - which is a plus for three kids under eight. The TV is helping me …
Another Go: GRATITUDE
A high school buddy asked me via Messenger, "What are you thankful for...?" I replied, "The list is long, my brother. I start the day with the simple stuff: my health, food to eat, clothes to wear, a roof over my head, the same for my family, thankful for my wife, for my kids, for …
A Dad’s List, #4
1. Maybe my wife said it best, “A Tuesday that felt like a Monday.” All good though, where it went sideways, tried to learn. 2. Not always easy; see above. 3. Generosity that was a little unexpected. Learning from that too. 4. Need a haircut. 5. Sometimes two peeps you think will get along don’t …
A Dad’s List, #3
1. Trying to teach your kids about Memorial Day; it's a process. It starts with values, and love, and sacrifice. There's more, of course, but that's a good start. 2. Morning walk, hot day, tired children. 3. I may be damned, but Thank You, endless kids' shows. 4. Thankful the sprinklers are working for another …
1/2_Full, All GOOD 