Addressing the elephant in the room Lindsay and I have never actually talked about our marriage since separating and the subsequent divorce. And don’t worry, I’m not going to get into... April 9th, 2024
Getting in my own way Someone once told me that they thought I needed to play competitive sports, do something competitive, anything competitive! I declined. They asked why. I said... April 8th, 2024
drinking, memories, dating “People say they drink to forget. When I drink I remember. I remember things I thought lost. I experience emotions I thought stifled. My eyes... April 8th, 2024
Time to Settle I have been on “high alert” for a while, 6 months actually. I didn’t realize it while in the midst of things but looking back...yeah,... April 5th, 2024
small list of things passing through my brain re my upcoming move • Feeling nostalgic lately for physical media (CD, DVD, record, etc). Thinking maybe once I move I’ll add an old school DVD “tower” in the... April 3rd, 2024
Sitting in silence Some mornings, when I get to the part where I write out my grateful log, I’ll just sit and think. Some mornings the list is... April 3rd, 2024
Four Things • More West Wing on while working this afternoon. • Day two of what looks like a week or so of rain. • Probably because... April 2nd, 2024
Unrelenting determination Part of who I am, part of what makes me me, is my focus. My drive. My unrelenting determination. As with most character traits, this... April 2nd, 2024
Next up Last Thursday I signed and returned my intent to the leasing office of the apartment building I have lived in for the last 3-years, indicating... April 1st, 2024
How and Why Things can’t be rushed. Time can’t be rushed. Learning can’t be rushed. Time moves as time moves, we live each day we are given, we... March 31st, 2024
Prime the Mind - Morning Routines Yesterday I was up early, close to 4:30. I wanted to make sure my morning routine could get in plus some work before I was... March 30th, 2024
Finding One’s Calling A friend recently congratulated me on “finding my calling” through the leather work that I have been doing now for the past three years. While... March 29th, 2024
Disrupting things I have written about this before and so sort of have the feeling that I am “beating a dead horse” (weird phrase, that one, has... March 28th, 2024
a few things on my mind 1️⃣: Italian wine is pretty darn good. I’ve never actually had any in recent memory, intentionally at least, and so am enjoying the bottle I... March 28th, 2024
Chirping birds I sleep with a window open just about every night of the year. The fresh air is good for us humans. Usually in the morning... March 27th, 2024
Know Thyself I’m sure a philosophy student out there has a greater understanding of what this statement means in its original context, but my layman view of... March 26th, 2024
Dinners planned for the week It is a small thing, to eat, but vitally important. It is also exceedingly annoying. The time it takes to prepare, make, eat, then clean... March 25th, 2024
remembering Ask me about my childhood and I won’t be able to give you any information. I have no memory of my childhood. Hardly any memories... March 25th, 2024
Getting organized I have so many thoughts, ideas, lists, goals, people, events, obligations...so many stuffs to keep track of and doing so, the keeping track of them... March 23rd, 2024
Creative work Creative work is hard but it is so much better than the alternative. Creative work can be many different things to many different people. I... March 22nd, 2024
In-person meetings and phone calls Part of the “remembering who the heck I am” from yesterday’s grateful log is the simple thing of a phone call or an in-person meeting.... March 21st, 2024
My Daily Journaling Practice I journaled here and there in my teens, but didn’t develop a habit of talking to myself through the written word until 2007 at the... March 20th, 2024
Scattered Thoughts and Ideas I’m not sure what it is lately but my brain has been an absolute pinball machine. I have had to have three or four notebooks... March 20th, 2024
Monday I enjoy Monday’s the most out of any day of the week. I enjoy the fresh week, the clean slate, the unknown. I also enjoy... March 19th, 2024
Being Capable, but Aware of my Weaknesses Just about every new day for me on this planet I wake up with a new idea or thought. My brain very quickly determines if... March 17th, 2024
