Last Wednesday afternoon/evening, I felt a winter cold coming on… a couple of my children were traveling through it. I was hoping I wasn’t going (in honor of my brother) to choose to get sick. But I did. Yesterday it really kicked in. So, I rested good deal of today… And as I was just…

It is hard for me to believe that it is Thursday already. I am currently sitting on a private boat in the Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles area, watching the rain and listening to Cal State Long Beach’s radio station, which plays some of the best jazz. Life is good. It is not my…

I am grateful that my eldest daughter is safely on her way to the airbnb be rented in south lake tahoe… major storm warnings; road closures due to ice and cars sliding. she and her partner in crime decided to go for it… yes to adventure! for a minute, they were stuck on a side…

Yesterday was my Fifty-fifth birthday. I spent most of the day driving through the Central Valley of California. Not a great way to spend a birthday? I think that it was. I was accompanied by my partner, a wonderful lady who I absolutely love. We picked up some dinner and headed over to the house…

I am grateful for the bed I sleep in. It is warm; it is comfortable. I have a roof over my head; food in my belly when I go to bed. I’m close to loved ones… and other loved ones are a phone call/text away. Imma gonna go rest in it now – looking forward…

Last night I was invited to have dinner and attend a L.A. Clippers basketball game with an old family friend. The last time that he and did this together was probably Thirty years ago, when we went to the Improv in Hollywood during the middle of the week, to celebrate my Twenty-fifth birthday. That was…

I am grateful for the vibe – the feel good feeling.. like eggnog and mistletoe – kids ‘n’ presents… Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present, and Future… Fires in the hearth and heart. Yep – I am grateful for The Vibe… or God… Love… whatever you’re comfortable with. Double Comfort.

Yesterday I had an appointment with Dr. Cohn of the Cohn Health Center in Costa Mesa California. The appointment was made for me by my partner, Grace. I usually have a physical every year about this time of year, so I agreed and went to the appointment. The only thing that I knew about Doctor…

I am grateful that I rested most of today. Some things are now behind – I think I needed the rest. So I am completing this simple post, and heading back to bed… possibly staving off a cold.

I am grateful for the Spirit of Christmas, that blows throw the icy halls of rising canyon walls built from steel and concrete… softly cloaks wood and meadow in cotton blankets of white whispers from sunny summer memories. I am grateful for the tales told, the treats baked and boiled, the chorus that fills the…