When our second daughter was born, we named her Lucia. At that moment we had it "ALL" or "A.L.L.", which stands for our three children now: Ana, Levi, and Lucia. I didn't recognize this funny little twist of phrase immediately, but my wife did. She said in fact that she had been thinking that since …
“Thriller” ~ Vincent Price’s Rap (by Rod Temperton, 1982)
Darkness falls across the land The midnight hour is close at hand Creatures crawl in search of blood To terrorize y'all's neighborhood And whosoever shall be found Without the soul for getting down Must stand and face the hounds of hell And rot inside a corpse's shell The foulest stench is in the air The …
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Friday Faves, Issue #11
[Metallica frontman, James Hetfield] Another edition of Friday Faves, served up hot and fresh. Whipped together in record time this week. ENJOY! Destination of the Week: Recently came across this city working on some business with a relatively new client this year. Check it out. Miri Quote of the Week: "Get after it." Simple phrase, …
“It’s Not Rocket Science”
[Image of Wouter Weylandt c. 2010, racing for Leopold Racing] "Focus and Perseverance go a long way. In other words? Hard Work Makes the Difference." Most things aren't incomprehensible. Complex? Sure. Takes some effort -- sometime a LOT of effort -- to understand and master? Absolutely. But with most activities the majority of us need …
Friday Faves, Issue #10
Another edition of Friday Faves, activated remotely from the high country north east of Los Angeles this week. The GOOD comes from everywhere, at anytime. Ya gotta be ready. Enjoy! Destination of the Week: Al-Khobar, one of the "triplet cities" in the Eastern Province of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and smack dab in the …
Teach Me…
Lord, teach me to be generous. Teach me to serve you as you deserve; to give and not to count the cost, to fight and not to heed the wounds, to toil and not to seek for rest. to labor and not to ask for reward, save the knowing that I do your will. ~ …
Finding Magic in the Mundane
We all have activities we find aren't very stimulating. As a result, we might find ourselves avoiding such tasks in favor of more exciting, fun work. This circumstance can bubble up in your professional life, especially if you have an office job of some sort. But it can also pop up at home, with the …
Friday Faves, Issue #9
This edition of the Friday Faves brought to you by the letter "G." Destination of the Week: The Orange Free State. Saw this place on a world map from the 1980's. It was in southern Africa. The string of learning that ensued about colonialism in Africa, the Boers, and the role of the Dutch …
A Nuptial Homage
I'm sure in previous posts I've written in [at least] adjacent reference to my better half, SCL. I could go on and on about so many different traits she has that make her a great person, friend, woman, partner, and mother...like most guys who love their wife, right? This post is intended as a simple, …
Friday Faves, Issue #8
This edition of the Friday Faves brought to you by the songbirds in the front yard. ENJOY. Destination of the Week: A town in the far south of Germany, near the border with Switzerland. Ancient village. Horse Parade every spring. Birthplace of a good buddy at work. Check it out. If you're in the …
1/2_Full, All GOOD 