Our church doled out boxes for Operation Christmas Child today. This pulls hard at my heartstrings. I don’t want any child in any country or of any faith to forgo the joy of opening a box of something for Christmas. I cannot write this without knowing that the world is awash right now – always […]
An early Christmas blessing. The Good Samaritan Box Read Post »
If, perchance, JUST SO I SAY IT, on a dark and stormy night when Seinfeld has nothing to do but search the web for articles about him, and he comes across this recommendation, I will just about give my right arm to fondle that 1964 Porsche with him there, telling me the gory details about its purchase and restoration.
Recommendation – Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Read Post »
My daughter and I are both fans of Ray Dalio. Not for his investing exploits, which are legendary, but for his approach to life. His principles. When I asked her today about getting out of bed, she said to check my email and that she is working on a program. Besides school, this is mostly what
Crumb – My little programmer Read Post »
I’m in the big town this morning, at the apartment, and am kind of lost. Kind of on purpose. And I kind of love it. If you follow my site, you know I had a traumatic brain injury a couple of years ago and still focus a lot on improving that three-pound ball of fat.
TBI Tuesday – Can you heal by confusion? Weird. Read Post »
I hate this book. I set it down a dozen times while reading. I’m an American male, you see, who was hit by a car moving 65 mph while I finished a training ride for a bicycle race. Life support pumped air to my lungs for a week, and I lay comatose for five.
TBI Tuesday – Book Review – Still Alice, Lisa Genova Read Post »
Two million copies! Celebration of Discipline has taken up lonely space on my bookshelves for some twenty-five years now, proving my lack of discipline. Or at least my skill in building a world-class to-be-read library. But I came across the special anniversary edition, published in 2018, and had to have it. After all, the world
Celebration of Discipline, R. Foster, Review Read Post »