Going Alone

This count up of days is more accurately a count down of remaining good days. But time has nearly always been important to me. That...

The coffee was slow to kick in this morning, which is no big deal as it’s Friday and get to start work a half hour later than usual....

Moving quick this morning, I’ve got somewhere to go—working from the office in fact, a real treat these days. No, I’m not one for working...

It’s the first day of winter and today’s swim was a very cold and dark one. My last meeting of the afternoon finished late, and after it...

Life floored me a little yesterday when, after my swim, I met a broken seagull all alone on the sand, dragging a bloody wing across the...

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...

While walking the dogs this evening Yumiko and I discussed where, of all the places we've lived, was our favorite. We both agreed it was...

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...