Taking the liberty of reposting this bit of wisdom from Scottie Pippen, basketball legend and celebrated complete man to another legend on the court, Michael Jordan. Amen, Mr. Pippen, AMEN. “ As you get older, you’ll realize that a $30,000 watch and a $30 watch both tell the same time. A Gucci wallet and a …

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Heaven forbid, The good, the bad, the ugly, Time to time, as I speed down the highway on the commute, Lane Two, or Three, my preference, There in Lane Four, far right side, cars sometimes slower than the traffic pace, Slower than I'd like, glance over, the driver is looking down, to the middle of …

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One of my favorite colleagues passed away yesterday from cancer; he had battled for several years; it final did it’s worst. Señor Carlos Flores. Somewhere in his early 60’s, I think. One of the most quietly friendly, most empathetic people I’ve ever worked with. Fantastic, dry sense of humor; yet always ready with a supportive …

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Belief. It comes down to belief. Believe in yourself. Believe in your place in the universe. And realize the courage is not the absence of fear; courage is taking necessary action in spite of the anxiety and fear, in spite of the uncertainty. Have faith, and do. GOOD.

I believe in Ideals, Institutions, and Democracy. I’m just going to leave this right here: “George W. Bush’s attorney general, like Bush’s VP, says he is voting for Harris: “It is the president’s integrity, honesty and respect for our institutions that may be the most important and reliable check on abuses of power.””

Consider the reset. Watching a football game recently, One team down by a couple touchdowns in the first half, Commentators talking about the losing team wanting to get to half-time, get to the locker-room, To Reset. Just about now as I scribble this down, I’m working on a reset, One more work day, solo weekend, …

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Soothing sounds in the world around, surround, Coffee pot cooking, Wind chimes singing, Fan humming, Kids in slumber, Creak of an old house, Heart beating, breath in, out, Soothing sounds, GOOD.

I love the feeling, the spark of interest and inspiration from unexpected places. Like Jake Moody. 2nd season with the SF Forty Niners as their Placekicker. And as a Kicker? Certified bad-ass. See Wikipedia for his impressive stats in college. And for his NFL numbers so far too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Moody?wprov=sfti1#

There’s a grocery not far from my house; it’s in a shopping center with a half dozen other stores. There’s a big, shared parking lot; small trees cluster here and there in the cement-lined dirt planter boxes. And there’s three cars parked together, and a man, a woman, and maybe three to four dogs living …

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DIRECTV & Disney in contract dispute means NO MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL in my house. ABC? NO. ESPN? NO. So…thankful for NFL Channel and Game Center. Sorta like radio with X’s & O’s, plus stats; and some occasional live game video. Humph. I was gonna bitch. Instead I’ll be thankful for what I have access to. …

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