Category: Other
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The Daily

041 | TUE 10 FEBRUARY 2026 | Sideways When the day goes sideways, the world does not conspire against me. It is just a day that goes sideways. 040 | MON 09 FEBRUARY 2026 | Certainty Fairly certain that uncertainty (while it never feels good) never harmed a person. 039 | SUN 08 FEBRUARY 2026…
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Intermission

What do I do when I am not traveling? 28-days to visit family and friends before flight to London and six months of travel.
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Intentions | 2023

Introduction: I was going to write this post last year. I refrained; reluctant to share something so personal and private. Didn’t want to risk judgment and criticism. Don’t believe in self-help. There is no self; there is nothing to improve. It’s suggested that goals be SMART; specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-specific. Not confident that…
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Year in Review | 2022

Introduction: Traveled nine months this past year; winter in Mexico, summer in Alaska, fall in Maritime Canada. Downtime to visit family and friends for the winter holly-daze. Endpoints: Highlight was traveling through Alaska and Newfoundland. Appreciated twenty hours of daylight; easy to be productive, getting out of bed at sunrise. Appreciated staying at hostels and…
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The Marines

1. Introduction: I don’t like pictures of myself, one of the reasons that I don’t have an Instagram feed. Don’t take pictures of myself when traveling, and don’t like posting pictures of myself on the blog. This 29-year old picture is the exception. For the people that find it hard to believe that I served…
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Coffee Talk

Enjoy meeting friends for coffee; people, with whom, I enjoy the pleasure of their company. Usually make coffee at home, so meeting in a coffee house is an indelible treat; perhaps an espresso, or Americano, or latte with heavy cream. Listed below are a few people with whom I would enjoy the pleasure of their…
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Breaking Bread

Part I: background Started baking in 2017. Traveled to San Francisco on business, and attended one-day bread baking class at Green Gulch Farm Zen Center in Muir Beach CA. Returned home to Houston, cultivated a sourdough starter, and began baking bread every weekend. Good baking is similar to good writing. As Anne Lamott suggests, have…

