☀️ The Good Life - 10/21/2023 - Subtle worry on my day off
I was quite anxious yesterday, about all the things which I did need and determine to do. Yet, it all got done, with little issue or...
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Kurt Bell
- Oct 19, 2023
- 2 min
☀️ The Good Life - 10/19/2023 - Late October sea
The ocean was a little scary yesterday. The water was dark for some reason, dark like evening. And deeper it seemed too; for when I dove...
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Kurt Bell
- Oct 18, 2023
- 2 min
☀️ The Good Life - 10/18/2023 - Managing a challenging risk at work
This morning, I’ve applied the tools of risk management to a seemingly intractable problem at work, a problem which might get me fired if...
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Kurt Bell
- Oct 18, 2023
- 2 min
☀️ The Good Life - 10/17/2023 - More mature at work
I was someone different at work yesterday, the guy I’d always wanted to be. It’s strange how he showed up now here near the end. Thanks...
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Kurt Bell
- Oct 18, 2023
- 3 min
☀️ The Good Life - 10/16/2023 - Human brown bear
Yesterday included an interesting challenge on a deserted city street with an aggressive young man who felt he’d been slighted by me. I...
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Kurt Bell
- Oct 15, 2023
- 2 min
☀️ The Good Life - 10/15/2023 - A good day with Parker
I enjoyed another very nice day with my nephew Parker, yesterday. We visited the past and walked together upon The Path of Wildness,...
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Kurt Bell
- Oct 14, 2023
- 2 min
☀️ The Good Life - 10/14/2023 - The dreams of the aged
I was awake at 3:00 AM again…. Though this time was different. I’d had a very good day of work on Friday, which cleared my mind of...
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Kurt Bell
- Oct 13, 2023
- 2 min
☀️ The Good Life - 10/13/2023 - Like newlyweds again
Yumiko showed me a video last night of the car her brother recommends we buy after we return to Japan. As Yumiko and I watched the lively...
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Kurt Bell
- Oct 12, 2023
- 2 min
☀️ The Good Life - 10/12/2023 - After a good day of work
Nothing feels better than a good day of work. Honestly, it’s better even than a good day of holiday. Less memorable, perhaps. But better...
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Kurt Bell
- Oct 11, 2023
- 2 min
☀️ The Good Life - 10/11/2023 - Dr. Do
I really like my doctor. And I’m going to miss him when I go. I could never imagine thinking this way in any decade prior, when I was...
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Kurt Bell
- Oct 10, 2023
- 3 min
☀️ The Good Life - 10/10/2023 - Small boy in the sea
Indian Summer has passed. October is here. The beach was chill yesterday. And I sat on the sand, dripping wet from the sea, shivering...
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Kurt Bell
- Oct 9, 2023
- 2 min
☀️ The Good Life - 10/09/2023 - The deliberate use of time
Yesterday, Yumiko and I discussed self-sustaining interest—namely, occupations of the mind and time which are ends in themselves. This is...
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Kurt Bell
- Oct 8, 2023
- 2 min
☀️ The Good Life - 10/08/2023 - Preparing for 60
Yumiko and I are working hard now together to prepare for life beyond 60. This is really fun. I wish we’d done this at the cusp of every...
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Kurt Bell
- Oct 7, 2023
- 3 min
☀️ The Good Life - 10/07/2023 - Indian summer
My phone rang, muffled, from within my pack. I scrambled awake, warm sand falling from my bare skin, the hot tingle of sunlight glowing...
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Kurt Bell
- Oct 6, 2023
- 2 min
☀️ The Good Life - 10/06/2023 - Looking beyond my job
Yesterday went well, I think. Though a good day of work is no longer a strong measure of success for me. Doing well at work is like...
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Kurt Bell
- Oct 5, 2023
- 2 min
☀️ The Good Life - 10/05/2023 - Preparing for a tough day at work
A tough day ahead. Work has suddenly become very difficult again, and I’m struggling to keep my balance. I’m even looking for routes of...
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Kurt Bell
- Oct 4, 2023
- 3 min
☀️ The Good Life - 10/04/2023 - Planning an American adventure
Wow! Just seven more months and Yumiko and Emily will be gone... I haven’t really figured out what I will do or how I will live after...
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Kurt Bell
- Oct 3, 2023
- 3 min
☀️ The Good Life - 10/03/2023 - Done with distraction
I’m holding my tongue now more and more at work, minding my words, husbanding my thoughts even, biding my time. I’m still working as hard...
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Kurt Bell
- Oct 1, 2023
- 2 min
☀️ The Good Life - 10/01/2023 - Roller-coaster time
Age sixty feels a little like arriving at the front of the line at a roller-coaster. The line here’s been long and winding. The park’s...
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Kurt Bell
- Sep 30, 2023
- 2 min
☀️ The Good Life - 09/30/2023 - Thunderbird float
After work yesterday I swam far out into the ocean, alone where the water was blue and clear and deep. The sea is chill now like Autumn,...
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