I recall a lesson l learned back in the Fourth Grade, one I’ve been working to apply every since. It’s been a minute, but the strange excitement I felt about that lesson still bubbles up like it was yesterday. The unit was intended to help we young students at the time get more organized around …
SMS Convo
The new default human connection it seems to be. SMS convo; texting, in other words. Used to be phone chat; I recall girls I knew in school who said the phone at their house could stretch the whole length of the house. Funny. Phone chords. Now it’s smart phone and texted it up. Tho’ sometimes …
In The Wake
One of the sweet spots, in the wake: of a long weekend, a tow boat, a great day, so much love you can’t measure, In the wake of time spent with people you know, respect, learn from, enjoy, love, Riding the wake into the next days, weeks, months, feeling somehow lifted, a little lighter, a …
Humbled, Blessed
Often times I feel humbled, it’s where I land when I run up against the awe-inspiring, the challenging, things that provide pause, and reset. Being with particular people, groups of friends has this effect on me. Their manner and comment and purpose and love has this effect on me. My reaction to simply being with …
Splash
On the water, in the water, splashing about, Behind a boat, behind the No Wake buoy, aqua-time, aqua-fun, Lake swim, with the fish, with the weeds, Back to basics, just you and the water, other-worldly, renewed reality, Lake swim, lake fun, SPLASH.
Mexico
A fine country, but for a handful of friends I know, a state of mind too: “Mexico” A small group of college buddies, close friends some, happenstance others, now life-long chums, brothers and sisters in arms. The first time the core group came together was for a few days Roadtrip to Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. …
Bettis, Sandoval, and Me
Funny thoughts through the mind this past weekend, Several times pondering my current physical condition…not something to be proud of, Heavier than I’ve ever been, quite out of any solid baseline of fitness, And then I think about Jerome Bettis, and Pablo Sandoval, former professional football player and baseball player respectively. Both extraordinary athletes in …
Ideal in Ideal
What does your ideal home look like? Interesting question, my “ideal home.” At first blush comes to mind colors and style, room layout and furnishings. And then I stop. My ideal home? I think my ideal home is warm and cozy. My ideal home is a sanctuary for all who enter. A place filled with …
Alea Iacta Est
Alea iacta est. “The die is cast.” I’ve got trip planned for next week, a few days off and travel booked to meet up with a few college friends. We’ve been gathering each Fall for the better part of about thirty years. Most would call this trip a “vacation”; I think of it, really experience …
Honor Labor
Leave it to the good ol’ U. S. of A to do things a little different. Our American Labor Day is a great example. Recognizing and honoring the labor movement, but not when the European countries do so. More than a hundreds years back, American Labor and Political leaders found a less conflict-charged day, the …
