I hate these big, oversized Halliburton trucks, which have been making a big, oversized presence on the roads around here lately. Every time I see one, I fill with hate: hate for the industry they represent and the casual freedom with which they roll in and strafe the land. I hate sharing the road with … Continue reading Just Be Professional
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Do you need an Adventure, an Experience, or a Vacation?
I just returned from a short family vacation with G’s family. Not all of them, just eight of us in a big house on a lake in Virginia. The house had kayaks, but we brought a SUP and some blow-up floating things. G rented a pontoon boat so she could whip the kids around the … Continue reading Do you need an Adventure, an Experience, or a Vacation?
Learning To Love Reality.
Macro of a perfect eye The visit to my retina specialist yesterday was disappointing. The film over my left eye and the large twig-like floater will have to resolve on their own—or not—no YAG laser procedure for me. When I asked about YAG as a possibility, my doctor recoiled, “God, no! Do not do that! … Continue reading Learning To Love Reality.
Today’s Verdict
For the first time since 2016, I felt a shared reality with the people on this jury—people who had the intelligence to analyze evidence, the power to convict, and the courage to do so—every single one of them.
Vibing
We get unnecessarily irked at people simply because we can’t connect with them. But instead of just moving on and letting them be, we let them irritate us. But if we knew ourselves better and understood our vibrational patterns, we’d be able to co-exist more harmoniously with those we’d never be able to vibe with.
Style Is How You Break The Rules
I’m still organizing my clothes. I’ve been spending days and a lot of bandwidth thinking about stuff like base layers, the Rule of Three, and the concept of Clashing Vibes. The Rule of Three Your base layers are your tops and bottoms. After that, you add three more elements to arrive at your look: a … Continue reading Style Is How You Break The Rules
Lower Your Expectations If You Want To Be Happy?
Now, I’m on the hunt for other areas in my life where I might be able free myself of unrealistic expectations—of places, people, situations, and obligations I am holding to impossible standards that would be better served if I just let them go.
It Matters Where You Live
I want to walk into ready-made happiness, ready-made loveliness, ready-made excitement. I want to live in a place with good architecture and interesting, smart people. When asked where I live, I want to feel pride of place.
Rothko Exhibit. Paris. 2024
As we left Gallery 5 and headed into 6 (of 11), I asked Em, “How’s it going?” “It’s a lot,” she said. It was a lot. It was a lot the way meditating two hours straight would be a lot. In fact, every time I stepped in front of a canvas, I heard Sam Harris … Continue reading Rothko Exhibit. Paris. 2024
For The Win In Rehoboth Beach
I’m writing this post from my condo in Rehoboth Beach, DE. My family from Oregon is here, and so are the Bidens. It’sapparently the place to be the first week of August. My granddaughter has been killing it playing Muffin Pan Mania, a boardwalk game where you roll whiffle balls toward a grid of depressions … Continue reading For The Win In Rehoboth Beach
Inspiration Location 