The writer / producer / director Robert Rodriguez talks about living a creative life. When he talks about creativity though, it’s not just light, airy, lofty ideas about painting or making something otherwise from nothing. In fact, maybe his true genius in the “darker, dirtier side” of creativity. The basic understanding / expectation that things …
Category: Attitude
Whose Voice I Hear
Whose voice I hear in the dark, ever so still, gentle, expecting, expectant, Waiting, wanting, would that could be so, one more time, maybe even just once, Longing, languishing in the warm covers, yearning blindly for human touch, gentle sounds that connect, excite, transcend, Longing, languishing, would that it could be so, Pray tell, more …
Grace Under Pressure
This phrase, "grace under pressure", has been with me pretty well the whole of my life. I first came across it as the title of the first Rush album I bought in high school; fast forward a few decades, and I just read a quote from American writer Ernst Hemingway that said, "...courage is grace …
Old Habits
A few days away from the ordinary make all the difference, it turns out. I suppose I relearn this on a regular basis. Old habit to reset, get away, let your mind wander, more carefree. A short drive to another world, just over the hill south, to coast and ocean, where the pace and sea …
Let It Flow, Let It Go
The new year beginning maybe has a special magic power to make new beginnings. Time flows like a river that never runs dry. We humans like ritual, maybe that’s part of it too. I’ve had this underlying, mysterious anxiety that’s been flowing through me for much of the last few years. I’ve done my best …
What Matters Most?
Funny, I strive to adhere to basic principles I consider positive and timeless… Those of the Stoics, of Buddha and Jesus…high minded, far reaching, eternal good, Somehow it all boils down to the people, always the people, always my family, my kids, my friends, my co-workers, all those mixed up in a big wok of …
Wandering SF
Blessed to have an extra day off recently; spent part of the day wandering San Francisco with an old friend. I have family in SF, so know the city ok. Parts anyway. But this area we wandered recently - my buddy’s neighborhood - I’m not so familiar. Gotta say, so SO much cool stuff in …
From The Assembly Bench
I work for a biotech manufacturer. Specifically, I work in the supply chain group of the company. What does that mean, exactly? Well, currently it means I am one of six planners that coordinate between the buyers, the manufacturing groups, and cost accounting (along with a few other groups ad hoc as well), to make …
Painful, Perspective, Prayers Up
It happened in an instant. Monday Night Football. The Cincinnati Bengals versus the Buffalo Bills. Two teams at the top of their devisions, battling for conference ranking going into the NFL play-offs. First quarter, routine play, Bills Safety Damar Hamlin makes the tackle near mid-field. He gets up after the play, takes a step, then …
Lyrics Post: “One Week”
"One Week" by the Barenaked Ladies Those whacky Canadians, that’s what I thought when I first heard this song. Then I thought, AWESOME. And I still think that’s the case all these years later. Go ahead, sing along… “It's been one week since you looked at me Cocked your head to the side and said, …
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