Be like mom, bump along bump along. On this day along while ago, my momma came into the world, don’t you know. She’s still around, I’m happy to say, today today is her, birth-day. I think about my life, I think about hers, I think about all, the lessons I’ve learned. She taught me a …
Another Quick Riff: Play is GOOD
"Play is good, play is good. Turn it around, flip it upside down, don't you wear no frown, maybe be a clown, for once, or twice, or again and again, once or twice, and bring a friend. Bring a friend to play, make it go the whole, the day, you go down real deep on …
Four Minute Flip, Revised.
"What you got what you got, four minutes to flip. Not much time, but just enough time, to let it flow, to make a little blip. Just four min so don’t you know, scribble it down and let it go. Just a few words on the page for Monday, share the love, be the love, …
The Day After
The day after big events tends to be an experience unto itself. No different for our DeAnza Lions Charity Crab Feed. Up late the night before, leaving the hall close to Midnight, it’s up the next morning to gather and clean all the pots and pans and mats and such. The fellowship continues this second …
Finding Ways to Serve
The event gathers some 500 people to eat crab, enjoy music and fellowship too. It's a great event. On Saturday, the Eighth of February, the Lions club I belong to has it's 24th Charity Crab Feed, to raise money for our club's charity work. It also takes a BUNCH of hours to produce. Some 30-40 …
Ramp UP
Ramp Up It's a feeling that starts early, if you're lucky. It's a sense of anticipation, a particular urgency and readiness to take action. It's something that spurs you forward, to handle the situation, rise to the moment, do what's necessary. If you're lucky, it starts early, in life, and in the moment too. Get …
Lyrics Post: “Loser” by Beck
Anything but, that's what Beck is. Not everyone's cup of tea, but the dude has brought the creativity with critical acclaim over the years, over the decades. I LOVE these lyrics, not for the meaning, but maybe because there really isn't any clear thread of meaning -- just a good groove and play after play …
A New Gig within a Gig
Learning is always good. In your personal life, in your professional life, you get better when you’re learning. Sometimes it’s not easy. But it’s always worth it. Any company that prioritizes cross-training its personnel to support each other’s functions within a work group is doing the right thing. I’m in that boat now at work, …
Asking for Truth from Power
There was a fair amount of press recently about the exchange between current Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and veteran journalist Mary Louise Kelly. At the time after I heard the exchange and the recount, I also recalled that earlier in the month Ms. Kelly had been in Iran, reporting there. I thought at …
Don’t Give Up on a Bumpy Day
“Today didn’t start off as planned, but we’ve adjusted and are going forward. Don’t give up on a day that gets bumpy. See it through. Make it GOOD.” I wrote that early one morning last week. I thought it was a good attitude to have regardless of when things go sideways early on. I still …
1/2_Full, All GOOD 