Listening to a little jazz, working through the usual chores, thinking about my dad this particular weekend. Two years ago everything changed. Two years ago on Super Bowl Sunday at around six in the morning, my dad passed away. Nothing terribly tragic about this situation: my father lived a long time, was successful as an …
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“What’s that?”, our daughter asks, looking at the weekly calendar on the refrigerator. “It’s ‘Dad Day’...that’s gonna be Saturday, when Mom is at a conference”, I respond. What a day it is, Dad Day. Sure to be filled with a mixed bag of good; will make it that way regardless of what comes up. Maybe …
Stepping into the heated hall is a treat. Ours is a little dwelling; a living and kitchen area in the front, then down a short hall to the rooms in the back. We keep the hall doors closed in winter, and at night. My favorite is in the early morning hours, predawn, the house is …
I heard about this song on NPR a while back, and always trying to expand my awareness and appreciation, gave it a go. Well worth it, even if I don’t understand what’s being said. 🙂 "Súbeme La Radio (Sean Paul Remix)" (feat. Sean Paul) [Enrique Iglesias & Sean Paul:] Súbeme la radio Sunshine in the …
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Running to stand still; it’s a common feeling for me in the day-to-day. Chasing the to-do list, between the primaries — family and marriage and my elderly mother, and work — to secondaries — regular writing and Lionism (community service work through a local Lions club I belong to). Most days I feel like I’m …
I got into a little verbal scarp with my older daughter recently. It was a quick exchange, didn’t seem that extreme, but she was nonetheless offended and went off crying. A few minutes later my younger daughter gave me a little talking to, what had happened and what I should do about it. When I …
Most mornings part of my prayer is for other people; I pray for family, for friends, for those who have passed on. And then I pray for people who suffer illness, and are effected by war and other armed conflict; there’s plenty of suffering in the world to go around. The following three groups come …
From the darkness, I pray this metaphor most everyday; I pray for the light to inspire and guide me along my way. “But why?”, you might wonder...and so let me share, for the reason is clear. From time to time uncertainty and sublime angst are my companions; they seem to find common purpose resting on …
The original title of this post was going to be "Addicted to Data?", but then I decided a different title would be more accurate, as it ended up. A day without wearing a steps tracker; I've had a couple days when my beloved (!?) steps tracker, my Fitbit watch, it didn't come through as intended. …
Learning can be very challenging. VERY CHALLENGING. Sometimes you find yourself in the mud, the thick, and it sucks. You make repeated mistakes, same issues, and it's confounding, really...troubleshooting, reviewing your process, trying to understand why the errors are happening. It can feel like a smack down. A SMACK DOWN. It’s abrupt; it gives one …
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