Playing By Ear as a way of life
Some say Je ne sais quoi, we say Blog-Worthy. Now, what is “Je ne sais quoi?” More specifically, what is “Blog-Worthy?”
Let me direct you to the scene that my eyes took in as I stepped outside to the back porch.
You can probably guess what the first words that came out of my mouth were—besides, “…do I really need to ask?”
Some friends of ours came over for some merriment and . . . whatever goes along good with that. (Food!*) Anywho, for the merriment, Kyle (yes, there’s more than one) and I sandwiched Luke, creating the Kyle Sandwich Experience, and attempted a Bluegrass Weave.
*What doesn’t go good with food?**
**Watching a birth?
Finger Rock, Arizona
I was one troubled teenager for a time. I’d go off to the mountains for some peace and solitude. I wasn’t all that concerned with my safety either, life didn’t seem to offer much advantage over death. For instance, one year I climbed Finger Rock (photo right) without ropes. Going up was easy; going down was terrifying. Yikes! Was this a latent suicidal death wish? I guess not, primarily because I am not all that emotional by nature. Although, neither am I drawn to rock climbing or thrill seeking in general, so who knows. As a kid I heard stories about a guy falling off Finger Rock and breaking so many bones that his body turned to the consistency of Jello. Recalling that probably got me to turn around before reaching the top (and so saved my life, no doubt).…Continue reading ‘Suicide Just Doesn’t Work’
I think it’s time to revive my old morning routine—and when I say old, I mean, from earlier this year. The routine I came up with is based around a methodology called Getting Things Done (or GTD), which I’ve blogged about before.) Here’s a video of my routine:
And here’s the story behind the video, and why I was happy to watch it again after…Continue reading ‘The Morning GTD-ish Routine’
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