Why at the Witching Hour do I wake so oft of late? When witch’s caldron might bubble and boil, bits of body, twig, spell thrown together. The wee hours of the morning when most all are a slumber, deep in my mind, it stirs. Stir crazy I might be, ‘tis so, that’s when the battle …
Note To Self
Notes are good. Notes help us remember things; notes help us crystallize our thoughts; notes help us keep things together. Together with To-Do Lists, these two simple tools are among the best practices for keeping things together, progressing, going forward to accomplish tasks, projects, goals. Paper form or digital? Whatever works for you, whatever is …
Tragedy Upon Tragedy – End Gun Violence
America seems to be increasingly more fraught with gun violence - mass shootings again and again, seems one after another. We have more mass shootings in the United States than any other country. As these past three days. This from Ryan Deitsch (activist and survivor of the Parkland mass shooting: “We are in a perpetual …
Old Superstition
Back in the day, decades ago, I used to wear red on Sunday during the professional football season, because the 49ers wore red as part of their team color scheme. After all these years that hasn’t changed. The team has maintained their same look; even as some other teams have changed colors over the years, …
Serving The Poorest of The Poor
Mother Teresa committed her life to service of others. Most of her life she worked in Kolkata, India, caring for the poorest of the poor. I have an old friend who has also committed his life to service. Also a successful business person, he none the less has spent countless hours serving those in need. …
Serving The Poorest of The Poor
Mother Teresa committed her life to service of others. Most of her life she worked in Kolkata, India, caring for the poorest of the poor. I have an old friend who has also committed his life to service. Also a successful business person, he none the less has spent countless hours serving those in need. …
Rudderless Facade
My life, pretty well defined after several decades in, Work, family, friends, all blessed and typical, fortunate, mostly, Love in many ways, love overflowing much of the time, somehow still feels undefined, rudderless, drifting, Drifting through a few more decades and then my time is up, how will I define this time left, how will …
FLAT
I feel it over and over, some days. Whatever thoughts I channel, whatever steps I take, I feel... FLAT. It's like an engine that won't get warm; it's like muscles that won't loosen up. It's pretty frustrating, on the face of it. It stays...FLAT. The question becomes more insistent, how to mix it up, how …
Flow
Atmospheric river after atmospheric river… More water than we’ve seen here in California in a long time… The weather has brought up a lot of questions about our infrastructure, or preparedness there in to handle so much water, to handle storm after storm, it’s definitely a challenge…but in the end, Thankful. GOOD.
Real-Time Narrative
The best time to capture experiences for writing is in the moment...or as close to real-time as you can get. Primary goal? Capture the essential bits, a feel for the emotion at play, the visceral side of the events at hand... What were the emotions of the moment? How did your body feel? Anything in …
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