A Time And A Place
Whining and moaning. Then there is a guy under the hood. His feet are bare and tattooed by tar. Notice his middle finger almost hidden. He is more likely to get the rig rollin’ again and have some...
View ArticleTwo Things Very Well
Herakles im Burggarten Schloss Schwerin It looks like most people can do two things very well. Some rare folk can, at once, do three things at a world class level. The choices may change over time;...
View ArticlePeaceful Wisdom
I love this. I can’t imagine a much better image of peaceful wisdom. John Kelly. Image Art Brewer. Yokohama Bay. Reminder to myself: 1) increase your energy if possible even if it is the way you...
View ArticleTEAM EFFORTS: A Feel Good Story
The abalone shell has nothing to do with the post. They just make me feel good and I have had them around me all my life. When I was at university in the seventies I met “Red”. Red had a challenging...
View ArticleTrying On A Long View
Four years later … The image is in the Sierras. Gold rush. This image is a couple hundred feet from the Pacific Ocean in Santa Barbara County. There are lots of similarities. Hundreds of miles...
View ArticleParenting Can Be Challenging
If you have parented you know it can be a challenge. But parenting gets easier. Parenting middle age children is easier and more rewarding than parenting infants. Teenagers are easier and far more...
View ArticleAre You Sure
The picture above is of an old pair of Churchill fins; the fin of choice by bodysurfers. This pair has seen better days and is now decorative. Which one is the leftie and which one is the righty?...
View ArticleDIVE BAR SHIRT CLUB
Last September I was introduced to the “Dive Bar Shirt Club” as a gift. Each month since I get a T-Shirt that highlights a specific dive bar in America. This month it was a shirt from Obannons Irish...
View ArticleDINOSAUR SHIRT CLUB
This doode was carnivorous and lived about one hundred ninety three million years ago. Jurassic stuff. Discovered in 1942 in Arizona, it’s name means double crested lizard. In movies this dino has been...
View ArticleDINOSAUR OF THE MONTH
From the Dino club: Spinosaurus was the biggest of _all_ carnivorous dinosaurs; larger than T-Rex and Giganotosaurus. It lived in the Cretaceous period, about one hundred million years ago. It hung...
View ArticleTwo Grandpas Totally in Love. Circle of Life
We all want to be loved. It is the same all over the globe. This little girl will never have to wonder if her ‘papas’ love her. The post Two Grandpas Totally in Love. Circle of Life appeared first on...
View ArticlePlanting, Growing and Eating
What do you plant? Not big, not small; what pleases you. I just planted a mature Haas avocado tree, a lemon tree, some tomatoes and some chilies. That equals guacamole. YUM. I have a relatively...
View ArticleCalifornia Farm Workers
This is where I grew up. Carpinteria, California. We called it Carpas Califas, just south of Santa Bruto (Santa Barbara). Three miles inland in the Tri-Valley is part of the bread basket. The next time...
View ArticleSpeak Your Truth. Then Stand Back.
I have read several interpretations of Tao Te Ching. My favorite version of what Lao Tzu shares is Ursula K. Le Guin’s. Her translation is a woman’s and it is legend. Highly recommended. My favorite...
View ArticleI Can’t Think of a Life That Doesn’t Matter.
Quote from Mike Bonikowsky “This weekend marks the third anniversary of the death of Heather Roselli. Heather Roselli, who had a developmental disability, died on on June 18th 2017 after being pushed...
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