Same pack, different mountain
I like kettlebells. Have since the lockdown. Let me rephrase that. I hate kettlebells. I like what they can do for me. And no this isn’t a link to my YouTube...
Momentum
I keep wanting to not do this. Because I have this vision of myself. That version of me? Quits things. Mainly because he gets scared. Worried that it’s not...
Wedding bells & burros
Went to a wedding this weekend. The usual things were in play: BubblesBeerBurros OK, that last part was something new. Neville the Burro was part of the...
Learning to like me
Love your neighbor as yourself. Since most of us hate ourselves, that’s working out fine, Jesus. Not sure the Son of God was advocating hate. Probably not,...
Stand and deliver
I’ve been shopping for a standing desk. We’ve been told that sitting is the new smoking. The solution? Stand while you work. You know who’s not shopping for...
The lawn at the end of the world
America has a lawn problem. Nothing against lawns. But when fully 1/3 of all residential water use goes to landscape irrigation? That’s a problem. 9 billion...
Preach on
When we’re indoctrinated, it’s hard not to preach. About our god. About our politics. About our WOD (I see you, Crossfitters). Because the Kool-Aid? It’s...
Faking it
Fake it ‘til you make it. What then? Can we stop faking it? Because we had to fake it to get there. No reason to stop now. Then just be yourself. Unless that...
Pickled
Played pickleball for the first time today. Not sure why that feels like the whitest thing ever. Probably because the court’s in the middle of a gated...
Is it love?
I eat McDonald’s about once a month. The nearest one is 20 minutes away. So going there is a trip. Not quite an adventure. But a break from the ordinary. A...
Trivial pursuits
I’m a trivia fan. Friend of mine calls them “crap facts”. They’re also a fan. Not everyone is. That’s meant a lot of awkward moments at parties when, in the...
Appease me, please me
They said they’re a people pleaser. Except they’re not pleasing anyone. What they want to avoid is conflict. Appeasement. To hear the emperor say, “This...
Find your flock
Took a walk this morning. Saw an Egyptian goose on a rooftop. Not a typical roosting spot. Then it started honking as a pair of Canadian geese flew by, and...
Finding the right side
The wrong side of the bed. I don’t really have any other option. It’s just the one side, and that’s it. But the routine was off this morning. Set myself up...
Got choices?
When it all feels like a dumpster fire, it’s hard to see over the sides. We end up waiting for The Moment. That crack in the wall. The sun shining through. A...
Of course AI is smarter
We’re worried, rightly, that AI will replace us. That we’ve created a species smarter than us. Except. We’re the ones that came up with Ted Cruz. JoJo Siwa....
Help me?
You think I don’t want help. Not true. It’s the help that’s on offer. The one that assumes. Doesn’t ask. Won’t adapt. Just gets to work. We’re not all nails....
Can you see me?
Do you see me? Am I being seen? Does it matter? And what does it mean? YouTube’s algorithm decided this morning that women getting out of cars in Monaco...
Equalized
Equality. Hear it a lot, probably use it a lot. Think we know what it means. This country’s founded on the ideal. “All men are created equal.” Sounds nice....
Let it go
You’d think it would be easier. Just relax your grip. Open your hand. Simple. Sometimes it’s all you can do. Holding on is hurting you. But it’s all you’ve...