Going Alone

I took the afternoon off work today to see my doctor, which left time for arrival at the beach about an hour ahead of schedule. Not much...

My life is "done" now when I complete these videos each morning. It’s interesting to me how ending these daily videos with the words “my...

Some Mondays… It takes effort sometimes for me to tackle a Monday in the way it deserves, or at least the in the way I choose to think a...

If you look closely you can see two figures by the water as I run towards the sea. They are a pair of teenage girls who’d been ...

I’ve added a new principal to The Good Life creed, that of Family, and the sub-principle of Catalyst. These were part and parcel of the...

Three days missed… And now, even a relatively warm winter day like today feels quite cold. Just last week I was coming here in the wind...

No swim again yesterday. Duty called. And I, always, heed my duty. I think I’d have made a pretty good soldier, as I respond to duty with...

We’re past the company holiday party, which always feels to me like rounding a corner into the new year. Since I know I’m leaving the...

No swim yesterday, had to work instead. I Certainly missed it. Maybe I’ll swim twice tomorrow to make up. Retirement has been on my mind...

I’m going in to work at the office today, which is something I stopped doing since moving to the beach. It’s a long commute to the...

A light switched on in my mind last night, prompted by a comment from Juan about taking charge of the visualization of our challenges,...

A man came up to me after my swim today and while I was toweling off in the red glow. He said, “I walk here every evening and I see you ...

Lightning and thunder this morning, way out over the sea. That’s the best kind—thunder and lightning from somewhere else: a high...

It’s a rainy day. Good thing our housework and shopping are done. It’s tempting now to rest, to sit on the sofa and watch a movie. But...

Chores and shopping are done. “I’m going to the beach, Yumiko!” ”Ok, see ya.” There’s at least another thirty minutes of light, enough...

I’ve begun moving videos from my Abandoned Japan channel to my main channel in an effort at gradual consolidation ahead of our return to...

A good night’s sleep. And I know why. It’s because I literally clobbered work yesterday. With just two meetings and a quiet email in-box...

I stumbled and cut my leg open on my way to the beach. warm blood trickling down to my ankle. No biggie. The sea’ll sort this out. And so...

I was distracted by Juan yesterday, by his excellence and professionalism, and his self-control and his poise. Juan meets others where...

The kite guys are back. They asked me if the water’s cold. Heck yeah, it’s cold! But so’s life sometimes—and that don’t stop me jumping...