New post old picture. I am reposting the picture because like the resolutions on it, it bears repeating. We often have good intentions that we have difficulty putting into action. I am reminded of the line from the Lyle Lovett song Good Intentions, “She wasn’t good, but she had good intentions.” I imagine all of us have seen some of our good intentions not quite materialize the way we hoped. I certainly can think of plenty of things I have wanted to do, but just have not had

I want to give thanks. If you read my last post you know this has not been the best of times for me. I am not actually writing this on Christmas Eve so things may have changed by the time this gets posted, but my gratitude will not have changed. As I write this I am still evacuated from my home, but the fires seem to be under more control and the prospects of returning to my home have improved. It's been a day-at-a-time, moment-to-moment time for residents, firefighters and s

How was your week? I hope it was better than mine. But at this moment it seems to be turning out better than I thought yesterday. I usually post my blog on Sunday and earlier today I posted a blog about lost musicians. Then I started to write about this past week and thought I had better send this out now because who knows how next week will turn out. Let me take you back a week and bring you up to date. Last Sunday we were evacuated from our home. I think most of you know

My wife and I got to talking about the sadness of losing musicians who we have so much enjoyed throughout our lives. We were listening to a Steely Dan song and my wife said how sad it was that Walter Becker had died. We knew his partner Donald Fagen said the band would play on, and we would be happy to go see them as we are fans, but our hearts will be heavy. Then we got talking about Tom Petty and how hard it was to grasp that he was no longer alive. We wondered how the Hear

As I get older I forget more. That is not news. Most of what I forget I don't really care about. Sure, it can be embarrassing when I can't remember someone's name or something that used to come easily to mind. I can get frustrated at times as the word I am looking for seems to have disappeared from my personal dictionary. There weren't that many words in my vocabulary to begin with so to lose some is a bit distressing. But, all in all, I don't really mind that much my memory

The other day I forgot something and this popped into my head - fuhgoddaboudit. I am sure I am not the first person to think of this turn of a phrase. Of course, when it came to me, I thought I was the first person to think fuhgoddaboudit. It's not easy being an original thinker. An idea comes to you, you get excited, think you're all that, and then find out others have had the thought before you. While it takes some of the bragging rights away from you, it does give you a ce