So I made it to the big Three-Hundred. For me it is not a surprise. It is more of an inevitability: if you keep stacking up daily posts, eventually you get to…
Day 299: Notes from the Snow (Part 2)
Today I am sharing some more notes I wrote the day after I returned from our Desolation Wilderness one-nighter in the snow. Consider this a continuation of yesterday’s post: As I lay…
Day 298: Notes from the Snow (Part 1)
Yesterday I got back from my backpacking trip with my brother. We went to the Desolation Wilderness directly above Lake Tahoe, and ended up only staying one night instead of two… because…
Day 297: Our Cat, the Fifth Element
I wrote a whimsical post about both our cats awhile ago. Both of them are characters indeed, but I have long been intending to write a post specifically about Leeloo, our male….
Day 296: The Musician Not Writing About Music
A few days ago I was talking to my mom about my blog. In the course of talking, it came up how I don’t generally write much about music on these posts….
Day 295: Off on a back-packing trip!
This morning I am going off on a back-packing trip with my brother. I wrote about the last one I took with him. We’re not straying too far from where we were…
Day 294: My Life Purpose… Revised
I used to think that living life was about accomplishing big goals, about doing massive heroic things like saving the world or becoming a famous celebrity. No doubt, I was influenced by…
Day 293: Relax and Enjoy the Party!
Today I am thinking about how hard I used to make things for myself. I used to be so effort-ful about some things, trying so hard to make things happen. I was…
Day 292: A Case for Financial Responsibility
Since the spring of 2015, I have been obsessed with managing our finances. The ultimate objective is probably “Financial Freedom,” which is commonly defined as earning enough passive income to live off…
Day 291: Living la Vida Creative!
It’s funny how inspiration shows up at different times, and in different ways. Yesterday my wife was working on a video showcasing some scarves she designed. She asked me if I could…