Ah. Here it is. The last day of January. My sober month has ended. Not to say I’m going to go on a bender starting […]
Adoption Training
My adoption education today, a seven-hour training at MATC (we were a small group, we all wore masks, it’s required by the state to be […]
Go Kick Something
Sometimes people are the worst. And I feel it in how my heart can’t catch a steady beat and my body tenses up and my […]
Monday
Reply to all the emails. All of them. Okay, well, most of them. Some of them might go away if you leave them unread forever. […]
Word of 2022: HEART
You got heart, kid. That’s what Captain America said to Spider-Man after he drops a jet bridge on him in Captain America: Civil War. Okay, […]
In Conclusion: The Word of 2021 ROOTS
I chose the word Roots. I wrote, a year ago: “I want to feel planted. I want to feel the roots growing beneath my feet […]
Easy
It’s not supposed to be easy. That’s what I remind myself. And the managers I coach. When we make decisions about the people we employ, […]
One Barrel 2.62
Before I opened the blinds this morning I knew: there would be snow on the rooftops. Despite the weather report yesterday that projected snow arrival […]
Every Action
James Clear, the author of Atomic Habits, has a quote: “Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to […]
Cycle
It’s been a few years since I’ve done a cycle (or spin) class. Back in Austin, I took a couple at my gym, but I […]