My historical tradition, mostly dormant these last several years; silent, barely stirring under the weight and pace of changes beyond compare in my memory; Still that tradition, those beliefs, still my bedrock; “a house built on rock, less likely to crumble with tests and time.” Something like that; something still keeps me hopeful and quietly …
Author: jeff lud
Dad x3. Writer. Lion. @pacbio SCM. One Mission: Make it GOOD | Optimism | Resilience | Fam/Life/Biz | #halffullallgood #goodstuff
Waning Gibbous, The Perfect Light
So good. Early morning. My little darkened room. Moon in the west, low. Faint light shines through clouded window. Day just beginning, quiet, calm, cozy start, So so GOOD.
Tax Day
It comes every year. Tax Day. Income tax in particular. The deadline for filing federal and state reporting that settles up if we owe any monies. In my view a simple, civic duty to pay a portion of earnings if you’re able to help the country operate. A few quick thoughts: The government deciding how …
The Master, McIlroy
Happened on The Masters Sunday afternoon, round four, final; Rory McIlory in the hunt, a few other aces right around him. Plenty to do, not optimal to sit and watch so I mulled about in chores, pausing as the last hour of shots were made, McIlory had a shot to win, a final put on …
Ups & Downs
UPs & downs, life’s full of them. Just what does that mean? Mostly I think it’s about experiences and happenings that are widely perceived as “positive” or “negative”. Come to think of it though, at least in my experience and thinking about that phrase and characterization, it might be more about the ups and downs …
Revisiting Angst
Funny thing the state I’m in, chronic angst settled in, deep within, Comes and goes most frequent as the day begins, active examination my best method to cope, happens in, No time does it settle, ebb, flow, don’t you know the way I find peace, lean in, wash over me again and again and then …
Just Waiting? Sometimes, GOOD
Funny thing about taking action, sometimes it’s best not to. In many lines of work and human endeavor otherwise, we’re primed to be proactive, to anticipate, to be assertive… Perhaps a more sound fundamental approach is to be first simply forward thinking. Evaluate, consider, plan, sure…but actions aren’t always best taken early…sometimes after weighing all …
The Power of Voice
If your voice didn’t have power, they wouldn’t try to silence you. Truth. Speak up. NOW.
All that jazz
Jazz is sort of become my thing, often on, especially on Sundays on, Since my dad passed several years back, he was a jazz guy, makes me feel more connected to him and his memory, so many aspects, so many subgenre within the art form, I love, hearing particular, rips, splendid, in woven, built into …
Taxing Attitude: Resolute Resolve
Pushed out to the brink, taxes again, mine, my mom’s, sorta auntie’s too, Pushed out due to unexpected bumps and coulda been expected slack, Need slack sometimes to pull forward for another day, constant tension not helpful, healthy, To now. Fast forward, grind through three hours to first drafts, better footing, pay the man, gotta …
1/2_Full, All GOOD 