There are no words I could write that would provide any comfort for what’s happening in Los Angeles right now. Devastating and heartbreaking. Just thankful that the few people I know out there are safe.
Category: thought
Opinions are like assholes. Everyone has one. It doesn’t mean you have to share yours or be one.
The first day of the new year begins with some rituals…
- Swap out my Daily Log (Hobonichi Techo) to the next for the new year. Write my word of the year at the beginning of each month.
- Order my DayOne book.
- Prep the beans and veggies for Black Eyed Peas and Cabbage later today (I make mine Vegetarian).
Of all the famous and well known that I share a birthday with, I was always proudest that I shared it with President Jimmy Carter.
Much can be said about his missteps as President. More can be said of the humble Christian service he brought to the office of ex-President.
An example for us all.
Well, after running 24/7 aside from the occasional power outage or location move, my Drobo (Gen 1) seems to have finally given up the ghost after 16 years.
Nicholas Bate encourages us to choose our word for next year.
Choose a word. Any word. One word. Make it yours for 2025. Start thinking about it now. Whiteboard it. Write it every day on your planner. Put the word on a handful of 3 by 5 cards and place them in strategic places as an ever-present reminder. Make it BIG. Write it BOLD.
My word for this year was FINISH! (and, yes, I always write it in all caps with the exclamation point). I wrote it at the beginning of every month in my Daily Log. I wrote it on top of every task list. It helped motivate and guide me. It made the year better.
Some really interesting, and infrequently discussed, data about homelessness (shared with me by my wife):
- Within 18 months of emancipation 40-50% of foster youth become homeless.
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Nationally, 50% of the homeless population spent time in foster care.
Related, my wife and I were struck by how few unhoused folks we saw in New Orleans.
Home for Good New Orleans is a community-wide effort to achieve low to no unsheltered homelessness in New Orleans by the end of 2025.
How? Give them a place to live.
Seems to be working.
Came up with the perfect inscription for my tombstone:
He didn’t post much.
It’s not my dream, it’s my future. I’m manifesting it.
— Beatrix Rhone
New Orleans is the only place I know where even the bumps in the road seem set to a rhythm.