Happiness is not a dirty word This is my bible on achieving long term happiness. I have been happy every day for almost three years. Every day. And no, I didn’t join a cult, incur a brain injury, or win the lottery. Don’t believe the naysayers. A state of long term happiness can be achieved….
Category: Work, Writing. Reading, Watching
Stories from my prior life in the corporate world and now as a writer
June 26th: Battling the nazis and the fools
Nazis to the left, fools to the right. Everything, everyone is polarized. Why can’t we just get along? Believe in science. Believe in each other. Do the right thing, but not overreact. Which is worse in this covid battle? You might think the fools are worse than the mask Nazis. And yet, the mask nazis…
June 17th: A question of place
Where do you live? Why do you live there? Did a job bring you there? Does family keep you there? Are you happy where you live? In the age of Covid, does where you live scare you? Do you feel safe in your community? Where would you like to live? Ask yourself the tough questions….
June 1st: An Executive Order
Photo by Rehan Syed on Unsplash “I am today issuing an executive order directing the Department of Justice to create a special division, in partnership with the FBI, to review and investigate all current and future white on black killings in the US. All killings, whether by a police officer or private citizen, will be…
May 19th: For What It’s Worth
Two condos in the age of covid Chicago Morning again. I rose from bed with a slight headache, and sore muscles. Not from a great workout the day before, but more from a lack of doing anything. My wife beat me out of bed. Trudging to the living room, I gazed at our sliver of…
May 10th: My latest conversation with John Lennon
Not the first time, won’t be the last I talked to John Lennon again last night. No, he didn’t come to me in a dream… that would be weird. I go to him in my dream. He hangs out at his car wash on top of Sleeping Bear Dunes. It is a beautiful drive. I…
May 7th: Patriots, Loyalists and Nazis (real ones)
I love Michigan. It has been the main topic of my 2+ year old blog. Politics has been consistently avoided. But this time I will offer my point of view on the Michigan protesters and the governor. I hope this is of use. Apologies for the length, it is my longest post. My Loyalist Friend …
April 28th: Have you ever been lost in a dream?
This is a new one for me… lost in a dream. It happened last night. The set up I love to drive. Long trips with my wife. Or the whole family years ago. But another pleasure is driving alone. The open road. I loved driving to work, or my semi-nearby manufacturing plants. Sometimes the road…
April 24th: Hard Landing
Drove up to Pere Marquette beach today to get some photos of the wavy sand dunes that had built up over the winter. I envisioned some great low level buzzing of the beach. Instead, we saw that much work has been accomplished to flatten the wide beach back down. Worse, my drone issued a flight…
April 23rd: Mother and Child Reunion
Inspiration can come from the strangest places. Paul Simon was reading a Chinese menu when he saw “Mother and Child Reunion” … yes… Chicken Egg Foo Yung. A little Chinese humor. He took that inspiration and added his grief from the death of his dog, and contemplating the loss he would feel if his first wife,…