In yesterday’s mail I received my diploma and certificate of achievement for having completed the required courses at Orange Coast College within their Professional Mariner’s Activities program.  I have officially graduated with an AS and certificate as a Professional Mariner.  It took a little over two years but well worth it.  I have met some…

The other day I cleaned out some boxes that I had in my room.  One of the boxes had a bunch of my books that I had packed when I moved.  Some great reading material!  So now I am engaged in catching up on some old and some new reading.  I have always enjoyed reading;…

I am grateful tonight for the story I heard… 9 minutes into episode #1971 of the JRE with Howie Mandel (Syd always said 1971 was the best year)… I hear of Richard Pryor taking the stage and pouring all of life’s painful reality out into the world for all within earshot to experience… and it…

I am very grateful for having the conscious ability to be whatever I want to be. The Lord has endowed me with the ability to choose how I want to live my life and so I do. I choose to be healthy, loving and a spreader of peace and joy. I am enjoying the reading…

I’ve said it before… I imagine I will so again. I am grateful for my brother. I am really grateful for the gift he gave me last week with our blog posting… It saved me $5. More then that, though, I am grateful for the continual connection we share for excelling, healing, and becoming conscious….

Today I am very grateful that there is a beautiful lady in my life; one who does not allow me to slack off.

I look out over distant oceans Seeing sand castles on a hill And there is not boat waiting But I am standing here still Children’s laughter sprinkled memories She tossed her hair As she ran down the stair Nobody was sayin’ life is fair Smoke leaves traces of life once lived Smells and soot fill…

For several years now I have talked about wanting to read the Koran.  I have never done anything about obtaining a copy of the Koran I have only thought about it.  This morning I hired a driver to take me to the airport; he was telling me how he was fasting because of his religion. …

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This week I was supposed to be back in British Columbia, Canada; plans changed and my trip was postponed.  Rather than going to Canada I stayed in Arizona and contacted a couple of assignors for soccer tournaments that were being played in Southern Arizona.  I was able to officiate seven games over the course of…

I am grateful for the young woman Who made a mix tape for me And introduced me to a music that Was on the cusp Of blowing up She was incredible

On Tuesday evening my brother and I were talking and we have decided that beginning next week the two of us will work out, physically, at least three times a week; no excuses.  Yesterday afternoon as I was working at my desk I received an email asking if I was available to officiate two soccer…