Wikipedia attributes this practice to police training; I heard the term listening to two retired Navy SEALS talk about their training on a podcast. Just what does it mean, “Immediate Action Drill” ? Prepare in advance, so when quick actions are needed they can be executed with expediency and accuracy. Prepare for many scenarios, so …
Category: Attitude
Reset P1
Priority One (P1), my kids, my family. Often I have to remind myself to reset to them, busied by the noise all around, the competing demands, insistent, even this writing sometimes pushes to the front, And then I have to stop in my tracks and reset…what is P1…? Need to reset to my daughter, who …
Out Of SF
Driving out of San Francisco on another weeknight, after another afterwork visit with my auntie, who’s transitioning to assisted living after a fall, She seems to be stable, if slowly accepting of this inevitable change, Silver linings from this “disaster” as she calls it, I’ve visited SF more than a dozen times these last three …
This Guy
This guy, Businessman, Trailblazer, Unpredictable, a bit, Wealthiest person on earth currently, Special Government Employee, Senior Advisor to the President, Father of thirteen children (with four different partners), Spokesperson for DOGE, a special group within the Office of the President, Spectacle and Breaker of Things, Mega Donor to Donald Trump, That last one might explain …
Diminishing Returns
A basic concept and law in economics and in particular production processes, I think this law can apply in other ways as well; the the levers are labeled differently, the result is similar: At some point the output loses its optimal worth, its optimal value. And so it is. Find the sweet spot, that’s the …
Reflexive Ebb
It happened again the other day, a Sunday, a day that should have started filled with hope. Inexplicably, it did not start this way. As I came to conscious my spirit was at low ebb. So much to do, so many loose ends. And this at 7:57am. Reflecting further, maybe it’s quite explainable. After decades …
Long Dark Nights
I like long, dark nights. The longer the better. The kind of night where I go to sleep, and then wake up later, and it’s still before Midnight and my oldest is still awake, light from her room seen from under her door. I typically get up and go to the kitchen for a drink …
What is Church?
Occurred to me recently, many forms of “church”, maybe…and I say church because that’s my tradition, could be “mosque”, or “synagogue” just as well… The central themes of being with God, reflecting, celebrating, renewing, and community, COMMUNITY, that certainly is a center piece, with other people, finding God in others, be it one other, or …
Egypt Speaks, For Posterity
Such moments must never be forgotten, especially in this age of digital media and broadcast.
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