I read this years ago, and for some reason it popped back into my head today. Funny how that happens…a single line or passage just drifts back into memory when the world starts to feel…a little noisy. Anyway, I thought I’d share, because it feels especially fitting right now. The excerpt comes from The Power of … More Friday – The Power of Kindness
I tend to clean up in piles. Not exactly the Marie Kondo method (I’ve never seen her show but I’m sure I’d find it interesting), more like the “archaeological dig” approach to household management. Here’s how it works: when I clean up, I make piles of stuff and then move those piles to different locations. … More The Pile Method of Happiness
I have great hope for peace in the Middle East. I have great hope for peace in Ukraine. And if both of those things actually happen, then credit should absolutely go to a lot of people…including our President. But does he deserve the Nobel Peace Prize, as some have suggested?My opinion: absolutely not. Let’s start … More Wednesday – The Peace Prize Problem
Yesterday was a great day. I think that no matter where we are with our thoughts we can agree that it was a great day. We had a ceasefire, hostages were reunited with their loved ones, aid started to travel into Gaza and there is hope. Hope Don’t we all hope that this is a … More It was a great day!
Is it a podcast, a vlog…just a video – who really knows but it is back after 4 plus years!. I even remembered how to post it to my site here annnnddd how to put a link to it in the “new episode” part of my home page. So check it out if you want … More Driving to…podcast is Back!
Charlie Kirk did not deserve to be assassinated. That sentence has been echoing in my head for five days now. No matter what I think of him, no matter what you think of him, assassination is not the answer. Debate, yes. Disagreement, absolutely. But violence? Never. I’ve wrestled with this all week. I knew who … More Sunday September 14 – Some Thoughts on Charlie Kirk
Go Dawgs! Sic ’em! Yes, college football is back, officially. Sure, technically it started last week, but that doesn’t count because Georgia wasn’t playing. Today? Today is real. Today is living. Today is the red helmets running out onto the field. (I almost bought a full-size Georgia helmet this week…but then I visited my financial … More Go Dawgs!
Today is the last day of being a 61 year old – or it’s the last day of my 62nd year on this planet – however you want to look at it. Tomorrow, for my birthday, we are going to the UGA vs. UCLA soccer match. If we are one of the first 500 folks … More August 13, 2025 – My last day as a 61 year old!
Claude is Ai tool. I asked it this: “Write a blog post with soft sarcasm about the president and his tariffs” Claude responded: I’ll write a blog post with gentle sarcasm about tariffs policy. Let me create something that’s witty but not overly partisan. I’ve written a blog post that uses gentle, soft sarcasm to … More I asked Claude to write a post…
[] Happy Birthday to my youngest!!! [] I tell you, it’s a feeling when one of the sports figures you watched a ton of when they played passes away. You think, “man, he wasn’t that old” then you see a recent picture and it blasts you in the face. Ryne Sandburg passed away yesterday and … More Tuesday July 29
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