i am grateful for seeing both sides of the coin for feeling both sides i am grateful for the joy i feel right now it was a trying day

I like to criticize our government for their ineptness every now and then; but today the Department of State worked flawlessly and with smiles on their faces and I received a renewed passport the same day that I turned my old one in.  I needed to do this today because I am traveling internationally this…

I am grateful for John Lee Hooker and the beautiful blues experience he gave me many a decade ago in a heated, sweaty, local music house with wood floorboards and a low, raised stage that night, my friends, the blues screamed and raged and shuffled softly in a melancholy groan legs shaking eyes glistening and…

Storm blew through A Broken stump where once a tree grew Powerlines crossed with fallen wood Powerless around where a tree stood So, I am grateful for the people that work hard during, and after, storms blowing through — to restore power for me and you. I am grateful we got our electricity back on…

In speaking with my brother this evening, we broached the topic of Elton John and the music that he Bernie Taupin created together.  This is why this blog is titled, Dang You!  I now have an Elton John song stuck in my head; I blame my brother. I am grateful that there is the technology…

A couple of weeks ago, I posted about patience. I was grateful (and still am) for the people I am doing work for; their patience. Tonight, I am grateful for my own patience. I have been thinking it would be wise for me to get bluetooth pods for my phone for some time… over a…

If you have been paying attention to any of the posts that have been placed on this blog, you will know that I have been taking classes at Orange Coast College getting an Associates of Science degree in Professional Mariner Activities.  This is something that I have really enjoyed.  I love the ocean, always have…

I am grateful for barefeet For the writing on the walls For a hard rain… I guess I am grateful for a full belly. For the consistent reminders that INFINITY is real.

I remember as a child watching Star Trek with my brother and cousin, thinking man that would be so cool.  Well aside from the teleporter, we pretty much are living in a Star Trek world.  Your watch can tell you how healthy you are or are not.  We have lasers that shoot from different forms…

I am very grateful for the patience of the people I am doing work for… I am getting better; and I have a ways to go – I think. I’m also grateful for the book “Mindset”. It is supporting me to change and lean in to growing up instead of shying away like a little…

Just following up on my last post, Gentle Reminders, I realize that there are times when I become a little depressed.  There are times that it seems like I am riding in the cattle-car of the train, and it really is not the comfortable.  The reality is, I am warm surrounded by cows, the train is moving…

I am grateful for the family For the friends For the people willin’ to say sorry And make amends I am grateful for the freedom to be I am grateful for the support for me I am grateful to my brother And a brother from another mother And a mother to be That supports me…