Considering this. When I got up this morning, I started the day this way. I went to the sink, filed a small glass with water and drank it. I wanted to start hydrating my body for the day. And as I filled the glass with water from the faucet, I thought about the people who …

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I’ve got this little blue car, It’s plus twenty years, anyway, Base model, nothing fancy, All the same, I like to think it’s zippy, somehow racy, somehow a secret little rally car, Feels somehow like alternate Hoonigan, somehow my imagination, has the Ford Fiesta RS WRC in mind, When really, I’m not that, it’s not …

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All told, unsure, me, Do, when, what, how? We’ll see, Me, out, comfort zone.

I came across this piece the other day. Michael Keaton talking about work and parenting. Simple, timeless piece of parenting advice; SAGE advice. Spend as much time as you can with your kids if you have them. Make them priority number one in your life. Full Stop. You won’t regret it. https://youtube.com/shorts/agkkIhCZVN8?si=pUe9MCjUH0Py7A9A Michael Keaton on …

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I’ve known for a while, at the core the Creative Spark, what I must respond to. I love to write. Putting words together. Playing, pushing, prodding, looking for meaning. And do I do. Going on ten years now. And every day , the last couple years anyway. It’s what I do. IT’S WHAT I DO, …

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A through line for my life, trying to catch the ball. Playing catch, tennis ball, then baseball, then football, and basketball. Especially baseball and football. Never played organized baseball, but loved playing catch with my dad. Then football. I often played catch with my buddy, the quarterback for our team when we both played high …

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I think I do this too much, allow spool up of activities too close to bedtime, Then expect an easy spool down? Not so easy. It’s on me, the dad, the adult, the parent in the house, Don’t intend the Up so much, but certainly expect the down on command, Not realistic, No excuses, Just …

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As usual, goodstuff from NPR. Death welcomes everyone. 💀🙂💀🙂💀 "A name that pops up in October is Santa Muerte. Who is the death saint?" https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1206359236

Home of the great Pele’, Democracy, Mixed race society, Music fans sell out multiple stadium shows for Canadian Progressive Rock Band, RUSH, And ALSO (more predictably?), Multiple Maroon 5 stadium shows sold out as well, Damn if that’s not a diverse musical palette’… GOOD. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil?wprov=sfti1#