The Unexpected

A bunch in life might go in this category. I think we humans crave stability as a result. Trying to create predictable, repeatable outcomes. But it doesn’t always go that way. The numbers you thought were correct aren’t. People you work with get sick or otherwise are unavailable to help with an important project. There’s …

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The Universe and The Time: Carpe Diem, Vita Brevis: Seize the Day, Life is Short

From The Universe and The Time blog: "Carpe Diem, Vita Brevis" in other words, "Seize the Day, Life is Short"~ I stumbled across this blog a while back. Another iteration of a reminder we all need frequently - make the most each day; relish in the ordinary; we know not the hour or the day …

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Lyrics Post: “Ants Marching”

This song wasn’t the first I heard by Dave Matthews, but it probably was the one that hooked me to his music. “He wakes up in the morning Does his teeth bite to eat and he's rolling Never changes a thing The week ends the week begins She thinks, we look at each other Wondering …

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Hand-Off

Parents have been doing it forever; more broadly speaking, caregivers of kids have been doing it forever. It’s how we support them. It’s also how we support each other. Chip in; come through when needed; be a go-to person, reliable, some one others can count on. Someone your kids can count on. What happens next? …

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All Houses Shake

Let's start this way, from the Book of Luke, Chapter 6. “I will show you what someone is like who comes to me,listens to my words, and acts on them.That one is like a man building a house,who dug deeply and laid the foundation on rock;when the flood came, the river burst against that housebut …

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Fire In The Sky

It’s been quite a crazy year, this 2020. We’ve got the Global COVID Pandemic, over 7,000 wild fires in the Western US so far, and sequester life and distance learning and so much wrapped up in between. A weird year filled with uncertainty and many unsettling things. Here in the San Francisco Bay Area where …

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Lyrics Post: “Everyday Glory”

You might be thinking, “RUSH must be this guy’s pandemic band…” not so. In fact, this band has buoyed me for the better part of my life. Here’s another great lyric from a more recent tune by these guys, so true, seeking every day glory. Enjoy. “In the house where nobody laughs And nobody sleeps …

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Little Did I Know

Little did I know the relevance and poignancy of this tweet from last year. Almost exactly one year ago, how could it be so? And yet here we are. 2020 had so many black marks: struggles at work, struggles at home, wildfires, untimely deaths, friends and family with cancer, and of course, a global pandemic. …

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