Another birthday weekend reflection… Sunday, kids in the mix, Grocery stop needed, Target too (just what generic term to use referring to Target?), Maybe an hour elapsed, fine, expected, Kids having fun together, miraculously getting along pretty well, so they want to stay home while dad runs the errands, TRANSITION, Used to never be that …
Category: Attitude
Cozy Clause
Invoked the Cozy Clause, felt so good, After a busy weekend and some bumpy sleep the night before, Early supper, work clothes swapped for pajama pants and a flannel overshirt, Cozy up in the rocking chair in the front room, looking out the window as the sunlight fades, NPR podcasts quietly running in one ear, …
Cozy Cave
Start the day in the cozy cave, what to say what to say, One of my favorite things, most every day, Place to pause, warm and cozy, Wake up slow, don’t you know your brain appreciates it so, The only way to go, forward, let the day begin, force positive, intent to make it glow, …
Weekend Bliss
Mishmash easy, just enough, not to fast, Birthday Friday to birthday Saturday, take it easy, easy does it, easy on me, Focus on fun, friendly, relaxed, tempo just so, so to go forward just enough, easy button dinner, custom take-out, three kids, three places, Mexican joint, sandwich shop, fish house?! Yep, no worries, #dadlife , …
Welsh & Me
One day apart, Patrick Henry Welsh Jr., and me; Six years gone now, miss him more somehow, is that possible? Welshy, from the San Bernardino Mountains, then Redondo Beach, Born a day after me, on 3/23, College buddy, both resident assistants, parallel friend circles, closer after graduating, Periodic check ins and an annual weekend with …
Revelation 57
Revelation of a 57 year-old: I'm a little slow…and at this point in my life, I want more of that, not less. Slow down. Soak up the present. Do the next right thing. Enjoy it. Be happy. Repeat. Slow? GOOD. #goodstuff #halffullallgood
Old Brew, GOOD
Gonna brew Old brew Old school Ground-in-tin, no grinder needed Flavored with chickory From New Orleans A little something different GOOD.
Meander
What do you wish you could do more every day? I wish I could get outside and walk more. I get my steps in and work, no worries there, 10, maybe 12 thousand or more each day, Always moving here and there, But just to walk, outside, in the fresh air, seeing life more widely, …
DON’T CHECK OUT
This message comes to me more often than I would like to admit…I’m sure I’ve written on this blog before on the subject…”suicide”… A simple message, really… DON’T CHECK OUT… I think about people I’ve enjoyed and respected, Robin Williams Chris Cornell Ronnie Montrose Chester Bennington Anthony Bourdain Two of my family members my my …
Saint Patrick, Scotch, and Jazz
It’s St. Patrick’s Day, and I’m sitting, listening, blending, traditions, and celebration, Become my practice to listen to jazz on Sundays, and in honor and homage to my dad, who died six years back, On this particular Sunday as I reflect, it’s also St. Patrick’s Day, but I’m not drinking Irish whiskey this year, No …
1/2_Full, All GOOD 