I caution people against expectations. I usually say that expectations are premeditated resentments. We tend to write the final chapter of the story before we have all of the plot elements. We also tend to forget about that favorite author ploy – the surprise twist at the end. I fell into that trap this past…

About 3 or 4 years ago I got a text from a friend. It was a person I had worked with at Starbucks years before, but I hadn’t seen for a few years. She simply asked me if I knew on what day of the week my birthday would fall in the year 2022. I…

I think I’ve probably used this title before, but I’m not positive. Anyhow, it’s my blog, so my rules, right?!? I spent a large part of my Saturday traveling back home from our 2nd “home” at our daughter’s house in Hawaii. I’m a guy who enjoys soda. Like, really enjoys soda. We’re talking about 4…

I went to Home Depot this week. I know, that’s not a big deal, people go to Home Depot all the time. I was working on the floors at my daughter’s dental office and we started to run low on supplies so my son in law ordered more boxes of flooring. The problem was that…

Here I am, back in beautiful Hawaii once again. My daughter has hired me to help put in vinyl laminate flooring at her office. So yes, it’s a working vacation. I spent my whole day putting in part of the flooring. I didn’t even get finished with the main entry room that I had hoped…

I had the opportunity to stay in a fancy hotel this weekend. My friend and I went to watch a concert in Las Vegas. Normally I am a “there and back again” kind of guy, but he said he wanted to spend the night, so he got us a room in one of the hotels…

Yesterday was a day I knew would come, but had avoided in my head. I’ve seen it in the distance for a couple of years now. As time went by it inched ever closer to reality, and try as I might, my denial couldn’t stop the inevitability of the truth. I started my weekend by…

Tonight is the NCAA National Championship game for football. For some people it’s a huge deal. I’ll be watching with a friend, but honestly I barely care what happens, I’m just looking forward to food and fellowship. There are people out there who will have their faces painted. I’m sure that people have traveled great…

Last week we took a short road trip out of town for our daughter’s birthday. Because of a winter storm, a major highway between Los Angeles and the rest of Northern California was shut down, so traffic was diverted to other highways. The one we were on went from typical light traffic, to jam packed.…

I had to delay heading to Starbucks this morning. I was waiting for a team of workers to come and install solar panels on my roof. We have wanted to do it for some time and finally decided to pull the trigger and make it happen. It reminds me of getting into the recovery lifestyle:…