Today was a pleasant balance of free-time and structured time, me-time and time shared with others. All in all, it had several elements of my ideal Saturday 🙂 Allow me to enumerate:…
Category: Miscellaneous
Appreciation Never Gets Old
Here is tonight’s list of things I am appreciating in my life: That I enjoy what I do professionally is rewarding, fun, fulfilling, and satisfying. My new computer, a blessedly fresh start….
Ten Silver Linings of Pandemic Times
I am a big believer in Appreciation, because I think appreciating things draws more things to appreciate. These days especially, I make it a point to actively appreciate things throughout my day….
We Shall Prevail!
If you think this is the end, I have news for you. They have been saying that for years. They said that back in 2012, because of the Mayan Calendar. Remember that?…
Thank You, U.S. Government
This morning I woke up to a nice surprise: we got stimulus money, direct-deposited to our checking account. The sweetness of this was multiplied by the fact that yesterday we finished our…
Today’s Gratifying, Satisfying, and Much -Appreciated Costco Run
Today my wife and I went grocery shopping at Costco. We have been regular monthly Costco shoppers for 4 1/2 years now. Yet for the past week I was nervous about making…
I Love Executing Well-Organized Plans
For me, today’s theme has been “organization.” Specifically, getting organized in the following ways: Shopping: My wife and I did our bi-monthly shopping trip, which today also included several more stops than…
Blissing Out At the Cafe (Revisited)
Early this year I wrote about my enjoyment of spending time writing at the neighborhood cafe, which I characterized as blissing out. Indeed, that’s how it felt. The experience could be so…
Day 330: Off to see Abraham!
Today is the first day in a week and a half when I haven’t been posting another episode of “Charlie’s Dog,” this short story I have found myself working on each day….
Day 302: Recency Bias and the Silliness of Video Game Baseball Predictions
So I have this new baseball game I’ve been playing the last few weeks on my phone. Today, I was at the cafe playing the game as a break from writing, when…