Going Alone

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...

The Good Life Meditation is my daily recitation and reminder of personal objectives and principles used in pursuit of a purposeful life...

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...

I’m tuning into the mark this morning. This happens sometimes, just like the hard days happen sometimes, when we duke it out through...

My body seems to be enjoying the cold. I’m not even putting on a shirt to go home, though I do shiver hard. That’s a good measure of a...

Yesterday, I teetered on the edge of a cliff. I was working with the team to resolve a challenge when I “saw the light” and realized the...

Warm skin. This winter sun speaks today of September and April. ”Stay for a while” it seems to say. Enjoy a few minutes with the waning...

I’m caught up and even ahead at work, which is dangerous as it’s tempting now to coast and be less productive than my employer deserves ...

Winter’s here. The beach is deserted. It feels good running down the sand towards the waves. A little voice inside yelling, stop!! But ...

My adult sense knows that Monday won’t last more than today, and that I can push into it with the same quiet resolve I’ve used with...

Parker and I tackled some interesting ontological questions during our hike yesterday, including death. However, neither of us were...

Here’s the whole video of my day of adventure yesterday with my amazing nephew, Parker Bell. Such fun! Such thoughts! From desert ghost...

I have not had an adventure like yesterday’s in a long time. My nephew Parker and I filled the day with living. Hard, earnest living...

I missed doing this yesterday. Work kept me late. I actually left the house after dark to go for a swim anyway, Yumiko commenting “you...

Recovering my balance a little today, though I’m still wobbly from this tough week. It’s interesting how dependent my mind is upon the...

Wow! That was a rough night for both Yumiko and me. Problems at work ambushed us both and we couldn’t sleep. Laying there in bed...