Bloganuary Prompt: “ Do you play in your daily life? What says “playtime” to you? “ A month or so back one of my longest and best friends introduced me to the Puzzles Section on the New York Times app. My buddy suggested it was a good way to engage your mind after sleeping the …
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Balancing Bigs
Bloganuary Prompt: “What are your biggest challenges?” Funny, I’ve got at least a few things I could mention here (like most people?); but in summary, it’s about “balancing the bigs.” By “bigs” I mean, the big plates in my life I work to keep in the air every day, including, Work: Gotta earn a living, …
Lazy Sundays, The Niners, and Grandma’s Recipe Book
“What makes you feel nostalgic?”Don’t get it much these days, rarely a free Sunday to laze, always big, little things I should be doing, but final Sunday of 2023, making an exception,The SF Niners on the early game, intentional, to actually sit and watch, the Fourth Quarter anyway, similar, remembering back when there was less …
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Another Primer: “I Believe In Relationship”
Prompt: “What relationships have a positive impact on you?” Some twenty years back I wrote a piece and submitted it to NPR for the “This I Believe” series. I believe in relationship. I did then. I still do. Have been through another marriage start to sad finish since then, but my trust in and desire …
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Go For The Splash
“If you started a sports team, what would the colors and mascot be?” Never considered this idea…but fun to think about it… The colors would be Orange 🧡 and Blue 💙 , The mascot would be the feisty, wild feline, the OCELOT, Imagine the branding, the color schemes, the merch… GOOD. 🧡💙💙💙🧡🧡🧡💙💙🧡🧡💙🧡💙🧡🧡🧡💙💙🧡🧡🧡💙💙💙🧡💙💙💙🧡🧡💙💙💙🧡🧡🧡💙💙🧡🧡💙💙💙🧡🧡🧡🧡💙💙💙🧡 Imagine the green …
Ideal To Real: Politik
How have your political views changed over time? As I came into adulthood I had grand visions of what might be accomplished politically to make the world a better place, filled with “ideal politik”, Near 40 years later, after a lot of life has happened, I still strive to participate where I can to make …
Alt_Space: Perfect State of Mind
“You get to build your perfect space for reading and writing. What’s it like?”So inviting, this idea, concept : perfect physical space to read, write. Would be so satisfying if it were, was, real.For me I think it more practical, and equally perfect, to find that state of mind, Imagination and Perspective just so, to …
Michael Stipe, “Almost (?!) Met”
Who is the most famous or infamous person you have ever met? Greenwich Village, circa 1998; Passing on the street, opposite directions. an Autumn afternoon. Wait, what…?! Was the Michael Stipe ?!? From REM…?!!! Looked like him. I’m gonna say YES. Didn’t meet. But I’m counting it. GOOD.
#1 Priority, Tomorrow? Today? Always? My Kids
What's your #1 priority tomorrow? Sure as shooting, there’s one subject that trumps all others; if you’ve got children, they’ve got to be your number one priority. They rely on you like no other. Work important? Your friends? Your partner? All gotta take second fiddle if you’ve got kids. Not to say the kids always …
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Ideal in Ideal
What does your ideal home look like? Interesting question, my “ideal home.” At first blush comes to mind colors and style, room layout and furnishings. And then I stop. My ideal home? I think my ideal home is warm and cozy. My ideal home is a sanctuary for all who enter. A place filled with …
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