• Haiku

    Thirty Eight To Dos

    Been a bit behind,

    Thirty eight things on my list.

    Managed to get done!

    November 3,2018
  • Reading

    November 3,2018
  • When are we going to turn off Internet comments?

    November 3,2018
  • Haiku

    Annual Physical

    Had my physical,

    A mostly pleasant affair.

    See ya next year, doc!

    November 2,2018
  • Just participated in a national poll. I’m a bit surprised at the middle of the road views I actually hold. Seems to me that the only people who are full throttle one way or the other make their living off of politics.

    November 2,2018
  • Haiku

    Jazz Revival

    Listening to Jazz,

    Saw Kenny G in concert,

    Nineteen years ago.

    November 1,2018
  • What’s up, Kenny G?

    November 1,2018
  • Haiku

    Rainy Halloween

    Not the best weather,

    A rainy Halloween day.

    Got the kids out, tho.

    October 31,2018
  • At least this Halloween evening actually feels like October.

    October 31,2018
  • Halloween is going to be a bust with all of this rain

    October 31,2018
  • CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL.

    October 31,2018
  • Haiku

    Dusting

    Got out the duster,

    Really has been way too long.

    Sure does a nice job.

    October 30,2018
  • No iPad Pro in my near future. Maybe in the next 12 months I’ll replace my Air 2.

    October 30,2018
  • Haiku

    End of Treatment

    Twelve weeks between shots,

    Botox wears off at week ten.

    Migraines incoming.

    October 29,2018
  • The Babylon Bee:

    ‘I signed up to occupy Afghanistan, not defend the country,’ said one soldier. ‘When I said I’d defend Americans' freedoms, I meant I’d defend them abroad, not defend them at home.’

    They really knocked this one out of the park. It may be their best piece yet.

    October 29,2018
  • Haiku

    Family Fun Day

    A beautiful day,

    For family fun in the sun.

    A great day, well spent.

    October 28,2018
  • Visited this old neighborhood treehouse on a Fall afternoon. That brilliant blue sky never gets old.

    October 28,2018
  • Reading

    Book Review: Getting Things Done 📚

    This is a book that needs no introduction.

    It was my first time reading it all the way through, having scavenged it before. It was as good as people said.

    I did have a hard time getting through the book. The system works just fine for me as a stay-at-home dad, and clearly the work is targeted at members of the population in the workforce. The examples, rightly so, revolved almost entirely around work. That made the read difficult and, at many times, unengaging.

    I have taken away reminders of the key to the system that work well for me. Keeping up to date, and putting every single to do item into a trusted source, which for me is the Things app.

    Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★

    ISBN: 9780143126560

    October 28,2018
  • Michael C. Bender for The Wall Street Journal:

    In Indiana and Illinois appearances, Mr. Trump said he was inspired to keep his schedule in part because he remembered the New York Stock Exchange reopened the day after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The NYSE and Nasdaq reopened on Sept. 17.

    This is quality journalism. The reporter corrects the record without comment and lets the reader draw their own conclusions based on the facts avaliable. We need more of this.

    October 28,2018
  • Haiku

    Bike

    Benedict’s new bike,

    Training in the parking lot.

    He did really great!

    October 27,2018
  • Reading

    Finished reading: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen 📚

    October 27,2018
  • 55 degrees is my ideal temperature.

    October 27,2018
  • Haiku

    Credit Bureaus

    They take my data,

    Without my consent. Quite rude.

    They are terrible.

    October 26,2018
  • I sent three identical requests to the three credit bureaus to freeze my three children’s credit a month ago. 8/9 requests came back just fine, but Equifax lost or didn’t process one. In order to find out if they did, I have to send another request, with all of the same sensitive documents through the mail, again. Stupid.

    October 26,2018
  • It’s remarkable just how much light the moon can cast on the ground

    October 26,2018