Sept 23, 2026
Today I am grateful for: Getting up early… Texts with Grampa Jay… How much stuff I got done yesterday How much stuff I hope to get done today Dionne is going to meetings again Blogging and writing again…Doug telling me to WRITE It DOWN ME Telling others to WRITE IT down…true with STEP 4 and…
September 22, 2026
Gratitude Riding bikes with a Spanish dude named Cornholio in Cartoon World Called Zwift — 44.3 miles on Zwift today and still able to climb hard at 61. A new PR on Crow Road — 237 watts for 19:37. 🚴 The ability to keep learning new shit — figuring out how to make Zwift more…
Jake
from a blog post written Jan. 6, 2013 on my old education blog I am so sorry for the loss of a nephew of mine named Jake. My utmost sympathy and condolences go out to my brother in law, John, Jake’s Mom, Tracy, and Jakes sister, Rylee. I was one of the lucky ones who…
Sept 19, 2026
Grateful for: I am grateful for the 12 steps. I am grateful for the third step prayer, the fourth step prayers, the seventh step prayer and the 11th step prayer, the prayer of Saint Francis. I’m grateful for Jnana Ganga and her 101 suturas. I am grateful for dinners with Joanie and Adam. I’m grateful…
Prayer Is Like a Wish
I had dinner with some friends last night: Frank, Noreen, Travis, and Wendy. While I was talking with Travis, I told him that prayer is like a wish. He looked at me like I was kind of crazy and said, “That’s a bunch of shit.” The following story is only one example of what I…
