In May I'll hit the one-year mark since I started tracking my sleep and day-time movement/activity in a formal manner. How? I'll tell you. Don't remember how I found Jawbone UP, but one of their devices (the UP Move) is the one I have. I bought one last spring, and have been tracking myself since …
Friday Faves, Issue #31
Down and dirty list without the usual preamble, still #worthit ~ Destination of the Week: Ramadi, Iraq Quote of the Week: "Take command, reassert your will to achieve your objective, and go on the attack." Band of the Week: Black Flag. Meal of the Week: Blackened Salmon Website of the Week: http://www.eschelonfront.com ### REMINDER: Your …
“It Could Be Worse…”
"...it could be raining." The character Igor makes this off-hand comment while he and Dr. Frankenstein are standing neck-deep in a grave, filthy, digging up a coffin in the 1980's comedy, "Young Frankenstein." A moment after the comment, a torrent of rain pours down on them, adding to the duo's struggling, midnight efforts in the …
International Women’s Day 2016
It was probably destiny. I come from a family of two boys, me and my brother. Our mother was outnumbered. It was just mom and the three boys (dad included). So we heard from time to time, especially during our adolescent years, how we needed to respect women, and in particular mom. She wasn't about …
On Maneuvers
Often it's important to circle back to things you've walked away from to have another look. You get fresh, valuable insights from this practice. Here's the latest example I've come across. I was 75% along the way to joining the US Navy out of high school. I was going to use an NROTC scholarship to …
Friday Faves, Issue #30
Yep, it's another Friday, and it's another list to share the wandering and varied thoughts and things I've come across this week. Quite a journey! ENJOY. Destination of the Week: Kanchanaburi is the town in Thailand. It was where during World War II, the Burma Railway built a bridge that crosses over the River Kwai. …
Engage
Engage. It's not just Jean Luc Picard's mantra. It's the basis of everything we humans accomplish. How is that, exactly? We only get things done, move things forward, by engaging with the world around us. It's the foundation of the relationships we have those closest to us -- our family and friends, our work colleagues …
Leap UP, and Move!
My maternal great-grandmother was born on 29 February sometime before the turn of the 19th century. I remember her being in her 90's when she left us, and through the years my memory of her has faded. But on this particular 29 February, seems fitting to remember her. After all, my parents -- at least …
Friday Faves, Issue #29
This week's list is dedicated to the people in Syria and Iraq trying to survive the winter in the midst of chaos, war, deprivation, and suffering. Not all that uplifting on the face of it, but the perseverance of the people is for sure. Destination of the Week: The Harim Mountains, over which many walk …
Even Flow
This phrase came to mind when I was sitting in the daily morning meeting at work. "Even Flow." I'm like most people, taught to create to-do lists early in my school career as a way to manage my time and get my work done. I think I learned about the practice in the my Study …
