What’s a song lyric that has stuck with you forever? One of the first songs I recall memorizing was a country song, “The Gambler”, by Kenny Rogers … But the best one for this post has got to be the Jimmy Buffett classic, “Cheeseburger In Paradise”, Oh YES, “Tried to amend my carnivorous habit Made …
Author: jeff lud
Dad x3. Writer. Lion. @pacbio SCM. One Mission: Make it GOOD | Optimism | Resilience | Fam/Life/Biz | #halffullallgood #goodstuff
Leo, Matthew, & Elusive, Hidden Treasures
Leo continues to speak the truth in the face of conflict at every turn, this AI summary from posts recently on X: “ In posts reflecting on Matthew 13:44-52 for July 26, 2026, the 70-year-old American-born pontiff described the Kingdom of Heaven as a priceless pearl that turns sacrifice into gain, outshining consumer culture's empty …
RuPaul, Fosse, Drag Race, Wow
My kids had me watching a drag queen show the other evening, Quite the cultural experience, learned quite a bit, no drag history in my family, closest I’d come was seeing “Beach Blanket Babylon” in San Francisco 30 years back. The TV show features RuPaul Andre Charles, considered the world’s must successful drag queen. The …
All The Things
I wonder sometimes…increasingly often in the last ten years…why I struggle to cope with all the things. As I’ve gotten older, I thought things would get easier…but it seems somehow more challenging instead. All the things, all the things like staying ahead in my household chores, my yard work, keeping my temper under control, not …
Practicing Patience
Half-way into the morning commute recently, stop & go in Lane 3, it came to me again, the little voice in my head, "...practice some patience just now...don't change lanes, don't try to get ahead...just...chill..." Not so easy sometimes, practicing patience. It was a good exercise for me in that moment, to shift my thinking …
Scribble Business
I find myself frequently thinking, feeling, my life is better because of my writing; I'm not sure if anyone else's life is better as a result of this blog, these posts, this regular practice. I recall the inspiration to write every day; it came from the likes of Fred Wilson, an engineer become venture capitalist, …
Word Play
One of the best parts for me about word puzzles? Learning new words! My vocabulary is ok, but not great. I have several friends that play the crossword regularly; those guys also read a fair amount; think “frequent customers at the library.” I strive to be a more consistent reader for pleasure (but I often …
Creating Separation
Need the separation desperately sometimes, From certain people, From my anxieties, From life’s daily (?!) pressures, From unexpected issues that are URGENT, From micro-management, From resentments, …yes indeed, sometimes I need separation.
Travels With Charley
What’s a movie or book that inspired you to travel? Certainly John Steinbeck’s book, “Travels With Charley” is the book that did and still does capture the longing I have for extended travel. The romance and wanderlust comes back to me again and again. The book is older than I am, written in the last …
The Up’s & Downs
Piggy-back to a recent post that talked about bit about drudgery, how I sometimes feel, doing the things, fixing the things, living the thing we call life, up and down things go, Case in point, work week kicking in, nascent sense of uncertainty, on repeat, what’s to do, what needs doing, start again, get up …
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