Mindful Meditation

Over 1000 days ago, sometime in September 2018 I started a daily meditation. I have missed two days since then, so my current streak is only a little over 250 days, but it's something I have…

Intermittent Fasting for a Year

I spent most of my childhood enjoying sweets and playing video games. Food helped me through difficult times, including those when I felt bad about being overweight. This scene in Austin Powers really summed things up…

Am I Really Learning Piano?

My Mom always wanted me to learn piano. I never saw the joy in it. I had to practice piano for about a year when I was a kid. I stressed over how little I practiced.…

EpicFieldTrip.com

Did you know I have another blog? epicfieldtrip.com Before the pandemic, I actually had a vision of a beautiful way to spend the first fall of my retired life. I wanted to visit every NFL stadium…

My Handwritten Journal

I'm a child of the growing digital age. I wasn't born with a computer in my hands, but I was there to see it spread like wildfire. I was handling floppy discs to crunch numbers and…

Why I Read Every Day

I was never an avid reader as a kid. My Mom read to me, I was loved, I just didn't have a passion for it. Blame TV. Blame video games. Blame music. Blame food. I again…

What 2021 Holds

Thank goodness I write my blog posts in advance, or I may never have been prepared for making new goals for 2021. In 2020, I added a few streaks, but only two on January 1st. I…

You Like Jokes?

I think of myself as a funny person. I'm mostly successful being quick-witted and making mundane situations more interesting. I failed during an audition for an improv group in college and gave up my comedy career…