I went to a live show recently, right here in our own San Jose, California, downtown. The Psychedelic Furs were playing the summer concert series, “music in the park“, it was a really fun time. An old friend had won tickets from some website, some promoter… And my buddy asked me if I wanted to …
Honoring Grit & Continuity
Honoring Grit & Continuity, good baseline to live by, Heard this the other day, perspective on sport competitors, teammates leaving it all on the court during a play-off run, The sport at the time was basketball, but really any sport well served by grit & continuity, Cornerstones of effort and decisions in life around the …
Finding Groove
New opportunity, gotta say, funny to talk about number one kid this way, She’s becoming an adult, personality and person in bloom, How to relate, don’t wait, finding a new groove, Aligning to her I will, find the groove I will, No choice, I will.
Hit & Miss
Hit and miss, a common theme, across human interactions, work, life, personal life, romance, friendships, even family… Hit and miss the theme in the sense that it seems to growl to human nature to hit and miss with respect to connection, goals,, perspective, even attraction… It’s hit and miss.m On paper, it seems simpler to …
Seeking Spiritus
Seeking spiritus, my own particular way of priming for the day, seeking the spark, enough resolve to quietly go forward into the day, Find our way by spiritus, unseen sense of self and certainty, uncertain way forward, forward the only way, Day underway and thus so must we be so too, so too we know …
Reluctant Start
Some days, this day, reluctant start, In the half-light wanting no light, wanting more dark time, more peaceful darkness, more cozy rest, Yet knowing this cannot be, soon the day begins, soon the day begins full of this and thats, that’s how it goes, that’s how it goes, The day underway, slowly at first, then …
Sitting With Mom
What else to do when sitting with mom, than scribble down thoughts and feelings and happenings in the moment, Sitting mom on her hospice path, life slowly leaving her, sitting with her wondering when…? She answers questions with bits of answer, bits of what she can say, drifting in and out, mostly out, Watching her …
Leaning Into Dadlife
If you’re a parent, sometimes (all the time?!), I think you gotta lean into the role, because sometimes (all the time?!) it’s not automatic, Not automatic in the sense that the decisions, actions, constant adjustments are often not without angst, bumps, struggle, At least for me, So I’m leaning into dadlife, picked this shirt today …
The Little Dragon’s Tummy Ache
Once there was a little dragon. Her name was Lucy. She went to little dragon elementary school. Lucy lived in a big black castle on the top of the hill. Her dad was *this* tall ; her mom was **this** tall. One day she told her mom she had a tummy ache. She could not …
Embracing Sino-Stuff
For sure things “Sino”, aka Chinese, are everywhere. And as time goes I’m working to try more truly Sino products of value. What does that mean? Of course many many MANY products are designed by other countries’ companies and then made in China. I’m speaking to products also designed by Chinese companies. Two recent examples …
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