What historical event fascinates you the most? Human history started out of Eden. Ethiopia, actually. Some three hundred thousand years ago. As AI summarizes, “ Human history is often divided into two periods: prehistory, which begins with the emergence of the first Homo sapiensaround 300,000 years ago, and recorded history, which starts with the invention of writing around …
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Stay Curious
What does it mean to be a kid at heart? “ At the heart of it (pun intended!), being a kid at heart means being, remaining, CURIOUS PLAYFUL HOPEFUL JOYFUL …let it be so, Lord, let it be so!
Me
What have you been working on? Work in progress. Five decades and counting. Trying to get better. Maybe not every day, but most days. Incremental. Working on me.
Every Day
How often do you walk or run? Gotta go gotta go, gotta get up and go, Every day, find a way, get out, walk it out, round and round, even upside down, get out and go, Don’t you know it’s best to do so every day, off your butt, but what about the weather? Nevermind! …
Fleeting Fun, Soul’s Rejoice
How do you relax? It’s fleeting fun, the idea, “to relax”, so many different ways to imagine, experience what that feels like, Most often it feels it happens for me in the dark, dim light, quiet, only the breeze, or fans, or wind, chimes, or ocean, physical dynamics that trigger my body is desire to …
Mixed Motivations
What motivates you? Great question, what motivates, let’s peel the cover off that one for a minute, Creativity is certainly a motivator - like writing! - but also other forms of creative expression, tho’ I don’t actively pursue them much beyond writing, As a corollary, I feel motivated by accomplishing small projects when I’m duly …
Love The 408
What do you love about where you live? Love the 408, gotta say, 58 years and counting, mostly nearly completely lived here, South Bay, some call it, but more exact, I’ve been on the border of Santa Clara and San Jose just of 39 years now, Such a sweet spot to me, mix of old …
Good Attitude
If you were going to open up a shop, what would you sell? If I was to open a shop, it’d be a small store front. It’d somewhat akin to Lucy Van Pelt’s Advice Desk. I would sell one thing, really: Good Attitude. Like Positive AI. Like Jocko Willink says, “…Even if the situation is …
Both
Daily Prompt: “Are you seeking security or adventure?” I want both. Security? Adventure? I want both. It just depends on the day. I want both.
I’m Musical Wanderings: Black Sabbath to Simple Minds & Beyond
What is your favorite genre of music? Recently on the commute home, listening to old-school FM radio, The whole spectrum in 30 minutes, Simple Minds, “Don’t You Forget About Me”, then Black Sabbath, “War Pigs” … just wow, wow wow. So much music, so much good! My musical tastes have broadened considerably in my lifetime, …
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