Another Year Goes By
March 13, 2025
It used to be a really big number, 95. Not anymore. And he was so healthy up until a few months before he was gone. It was cancer that took his life, not old age. I still think at 91,…
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Lesson #4 – We are all individuals…
February 14, 2025
I woke up this morning thinking about this lesson again and I thought it was worth sharing, again. It’s from my book, Lessons from My Father Available on Amazon and wherever you buy books these days. #4 We are all…
Christmas by the Numbers
December 6, 2024
For my Bebop by the Numbers friends, here are 19 Christmas tunes by numbers. Tis the season, so have some fun.
We Made a Game – Well, Leslie did Most of the Work
March 23, 2024
It started with a question from a very good friend: “What kind of people are fun to be with?” I said, “Gamers”. That led to an idea, which led to another idea, which led to my recruiting my daughter, and…
The Final Lesson –
December 28, 2023
It’s Our Turn I already mentioned this in a previous post, but I thought it was worth repeating. I think it’s a good way to sum everything up. The End of the Story As my dad was in his last…
Lesson # 15 – I don’t need anything. I have everything I need. I am so thankful.
November 20, 2023
This is the last lesson in my series Lessons from My Father and the timing of this lesson could not be more appropriate. The end of the year is approaching and the holiday season is kicking off, this is Thanksgiving…
Lesson #14- Life is a gift. Walk more, Chop wood, Don’t give up. Fight for the life you have been given.
November 17, 2023
When my dad was 21, he was in a tragic accident that burned nearly all of his upper body. His face and his hands were forever scarred as a result. He spent more than a year in the hospital, in…
Lesson #13 – Don’t wait to go to the doctor
November 16, 2023
Continuing my series on Lessons from My Father… In my opinion, my dad learned this one the hard way, and it may have cost him his life. That pain in your back, well, you are not just getting old. It’s…
Read these books – *The Happiness Trap* & *Man’s Search for Meaning*
August 17, 2023
This month I have been consuming two books, one on audio and the other on my Kindle. I have admittedly shared before on my blog that I am a worrier, and for me it is dibilitating at times. I am…
I’m learning to celebrate what I don’t do.
July 11, 2023
I’m learning to celebrate what I don’t do; the TV I don’t watch, the debts I don’t take on, the expenses I don’t have, the desert I don’t eat, the drink I don’t have, the time I don’t spend on…
If you want more time, pick something to not do.
July 11, 2023
Lesson #5- Try to understand what other people think, and “why” they think that way
February 27, 2023
It is far easier to judge and condemn others than it is to seek to understand their point of view. It’s far easier to not care about what they think. It’s also popular, everyone is doing it. It’s all over…
A Friend Without Condition
February 14, 2023
I think the hardest words you’ll ever write are for someone that you love, especially if that someone loves you. The same is true for true friends.
How are you doing? The Journey vs the Destination…
January 31, 2023
How are you doing? Me? Tough to say sometimes. I think I am doing well. I am not a “happy-go-lucky” type of person. Actually, if I was going to give a color to my disposition, it would be a dark…
To be Thankful, is to be Wealthy…
December 14, 2022
It’s not how much you have around you, it’s how thankful you feel inside. To be thankful, is to be wealthy, to have regret, is to be poor, and you get to choose.
The December Fog
December 8, 2022
There is a fog between everything I need to get done, I can only seem to see in front of me a few feet at a time. Life doesn’t stop for the holidays, the holidays are just piled on top.
Lesson #3 – Love everyone for who they are now, not who they can be, and not what they should be.
November 14, 2022
Love everyone for who they are now, not who they can be, and not what they should be. This includes your spouse, your children, your friends, and total strangers. – Lessons from My Father What they “should” be? Let’s face…
Worrying – A mostly complete guide to
November 2, 2022
If you can worry about it, I think I got it covered. But I am worried that I may not… You know, have worried enough about it? Worry is one of my defining characteristics. I don’t actually take action on…
Memories
October 14, 2022
What are we without our memories? What is our worth? How are we different than any other living organism? How important are the thoughts we have, and the memories we have, to the value we have? I must admit that…
Busy is easy. Less is hard.
September 27, 2022
Busy is easy. Less is hard. Will I ever have enough time? Probably not. Time seems to be the thing that I lack the most. Time with friends, with family. Time to exercise, to read, to think, to reflect, to…
As Long As I Am Going to Die ..
September 22, 2022
“As long as I am going to die someday, I may as well play jazz…” That about sums it up for me. I walked away from my career in corporate America for my kids, and all the students I work…