And so I am grateful for another year in my life. I have had a great day so far and a wonderful birthday week. I am grateful for that as well. I look forward to tomorrow and to this next year.
So blessed!
Today I am writing this from my room in Cabo San Lucas; yes I am blessed. I am so grateful that Grace arranged this trip for us. It is a trip of relaxation and recharging; this is what we are doing. Okay, there is some work being done, but very little. We are meeting new…
A Car, Blue Highway, A Friend, and a Drink
I am grateful for the soul I feel I know it’s real It keeps me smiling as the nights grow longer Helps me grow stronger In the truth Sometimes… It seems It’s all I got And when I’m not Beatin’ myself senseless I confess I see the Light And I’m alright ‘Cause having my soul…
Near the End
Today I took my last written final for my Professional Mariner Activities degree; Saturday I have a class but no test. I am so grateful for all of the things that I have learned in the program at Orange Coast College; I am grateful for the people, (both instructors and students) that I have met. …
Happy Birthday, Bodhi
I am grateful for a wonderful evening, family gathered together to celebrate Bodhi’s seventeenth birthday. Wonderful people. Wonderful food. Wonder full birthday…
morning recordings & dark entertainment
I am grateful for the guest Marc and I recorded with this morning for Moped Outlaws episode #80. No! I ain’t telling you who it is… it goes live next Monday. And I am grateful for the Netflix series: Half Bad: The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself. It is hitting just right right now……
It’s Hot in Here
Today I drove with Grace down to San Diego to the Training Resources Maritime Institute. The purpose of this trip was to spend half of a day training how to put fires out on a ship, in tight spaces. Decked out in Fire Turnout Suits with breathing apparatus’ strapped to my back, I followed my…
Blood & Bone
Tonight I am grateful for the conversation I had with my daughter. I appreciate greatly her openness; her trust. …and – I ask for strength. Because sometimes, I sleep where the sun don’t ever shine.
Go Another Round
With all of the World Cup Hype that is going on, I almost forgot that I needed to reregister with the United States Soccer Federation as a referee. This is something that has to be done every year; a background check and completing a series of written/online tests and depending on your level of officiating,…
Opportunities For Walls to Fall
I am grateful to be part of the Racial Justice Task Force. Its members are intelligent, compassionate, open-minded, and supportive… I am grateful to learn and grow with them. The priority of TUHSD schools is to provide a safe, supportive, and student-centered learning environment to all students. This work will take place in concert with…
Past That One
Two very special things happened today, that I am so very grateful for. The first is….The United States Men’s Soccer team won their third game of the group stage at the FIFA World Cup Tournament; this means that they now advance on to the group of Sixteen, better know as the Knock Out Stage. The…