Did not go outside today. Lots of work, so so weather. M is on fall break so we spent part of the day printing things.

iPhone shot & processed My favorite neighborhood tree in B&W. Why not. I’m seeing the surgeon tomorrow for my all-clear on the thyroid surgery. 🤞🏻 Blog work today on Cliff538.com was…

If you’re in a band and having arguments, which means you’re in a band, because they all have arguments all the time, ask yourself: What do these people want from me? What is my role in the band? And…

What is a pirate's favorite letter? Most people think it's R but they really love the C.

We are not woke enough!

Wowza - I'm like nearly a month late on this. This is where I'd try to come up with a good excuse, but I think if I just randomly point around at things and said... "life" most of you would…

After almost falling for a sophisticated scam, sharing the story on LinkedIn reminded me how much I need a community to go through this madness with.

Getting into my inbox should be a privilege. Strangers should ask first, every sender should get one line, and everything I keep should be labelled for me.

I'm standing outside the Walgreens at Windsor and Duncan, which is a normal thing that normal people do (while I waited for a prescription to be filled, my wife ran home real quick to get…

Slowing down in Hawaii In a few short weeks my odometer will turn over to 50 years and I will enter a new decade of my life. It's true what they say about how time progresses as we get older..."The…

When do we determine when to speak up and when to let sleeping dogs lie? When is it itching for an argument? And when is dealing with conflict honestly and productively?

Two people have recently used the phrase "self-imposed house arrest" to describe Bill's current situation and it made me laugh both times - not because it's inaccurate (it's 100% accurate) but…

In practicing Judaism with MJ for over a decade, I had a passing familiarity with Sukkot, but much like Purim, it didn’t have much meaning until we had kids. Which is not to say they’re…

“They blinked. Tears rolled down my cheeks. I turned to the stars and whispered, ‘John’s star is here.’ I moved to the wall and gently touched the star I knew was his. They followed me, Lora’s…

you won't find me talking about games seriously ever

I’m trying to blog more about uplifting news or when I reflect on gratitude, so here is this weekend’s list: • We saw Street Fighter in the theaters, and it...

Wish you could learn how to see ghosts? These ritual games might teach you. Just be warned: Not all spirits are friendly...

Firefighters are always following me around. It’s sort of like having groupies, but not at all in any way. What they’re worried about is that my car is going to burst into flames at any…

Derek Sivers meets 30 people in Istanbul. One of them is a dear friend of mine. After a long break, Kyla Scanlon has a new book-length post out, about the American economy. There is a bone-chilling…

writing wrongs

I ask this with all the judgment I can muster: What’s wrong with people? I try my best not to annoy anyone when I’m out and about, but some people don’t seem to care. Smokers above all, who lost…

Sunday morning. I woke up, looked at my phone, and saw that it was 9:20am . This was solely by the Grace of God. I had not set an alarm when I went to bed or...if I had...I had somehow slept through…

Forgive me dear reader, it’s been well over a week since my last post but for good reason. Not least, I got my first head cold of the season, which...

Finally, a Problem I am a social worker and a single father. My daughter lives with me at least 90 percent of the time, probably closer to 95 percent. That's our everyday life, and I've long since…

guy at my showing of you can see everything kept changing his opacity from 100% to 13% to 93% mid movie. really distracting.

For six bucks on Amazon you can get a three-inch-high Saint Joseph statue. Resin, so the bugs won’t eat it when buried. Or, get the complete SJ kit for ten dollars more. It comes with a lovely prayer…

if i think people online are annoying based on their posting, what must you think of me!

In honor of Thomas Ray Heels (AKA Tom Heels), October 19 is now Like Everything Day. Tom Heels was born on 1936-10-19 and died on 2025-12-05. Today, 2026-10-19, would have been his 90th birthday. On…

Bread Plans I do not need a weekend to recover from the weekend, which is a rare and wondrous state of affairs. Spending the vast bulk of Sunday sprawled on the couch reading military history…

My previous pick for an electric mini pump had one fatal flaw, which was that it didn't have a pressure gauge and auto-shutoff. Those were in the $70-90 range, but then I found the GPUTEK . Contrary…

 Out with the Staedtlers; in with the PittsWhile I was using Staedtler Pigment Arts brush markers, I complained that the only significant flaw in the “Nature Colours” set is insufficient…

New year, time to thin the herd. Sell a few safe queens, fund something better. The advice that stuck with me: don't buy more guns, buy better guns. Online buying and selling is how a lot of people…

Week notes, week 1342 / 2026-10-11 Immediately after complaining that my room and mental is a mess in the last week notes, per long-standing tradition of this blog, I proceeded to clean up the whole…

This blog runs on reader subscriptions and donations. Reading it is free, and always will be, but it does take money to run the site and keep myself fed and sheltered. Every year (except one time…

Happy Monday friends! I was in Kuala Lumpur and found some cute Miffy stuff. Here is my mini haul. :) There were so many cute Miffy stuff but I really only got things I would actually use. :) var…

He's a good guy with a generous spirit and emotional maturity to spare. So why has he never had a date while toxic men are drowning in women? via Paging Dr. NerdLove @ doctornerdlove.com

Me in my office, 2005. This photo proves I've had terrible posture for at least 20 years. ✍️ Reply by email

Sacrificing for the common good

Again, I’m late to updating my Now page for September, but this time I think I have a decent excuse: my son was born at the end of the month. Anyone who has had children will likely know exactly what…

Thời tiết trở lạnh. Sáng thức dậy trời vẫn còn tối. Chợt ký ức ùa về. Ngày xưa đang ngủ ngon giấc thì mẹ nhè nhẹ đánh thức tôi dậy đưa mẹ đi làm. Lái xe mà ngáp lên ngáp xuống. Giờ đây ước gì vẫn còn…

Last week we reviewed SPIRITUAL CAPITAL. The week before that I did an overview of all five forms of capital we need to cultivate in our family business and specifically in the family room.We MUST…

A list of reads I recommend, in no particular order.

I started in week 40 with writing a list of five good things for each week, inspired by the #3goodthings I post almost every day (I want every day, but...

What is this?A weekly note on what I've been up to. Last week's is here.Tuesday: Just a normal guy definitely enjoying the taste of GuinnesstldrPast 1,000km for the year. Doorframes…

I made a photo of a lady playing music to a horse in Mexico in 2023 and it was published in a magazine recently. Never give up on your dreams of making a photo of a horse going to a concert in Baja…

Happenings Again, this is double entry, so it covers two weeks I think. Most of it was just work though. Had my parents round for TV and video games. My dad was too tired to make progress on his…

This week's projects include a quasi-recipe, more sewing, and a batch of library updates.

Here is what I read from 6th to 18th October 2026. Side note: I have been travelling for festive holidays he