It Just Took Me A While To Realize It — If you’re not listening to The Working Songwriter podcast, I recommend that you give it a try. A couple of weeks ago, Taylor Goldsmith returned to the show to talk about Dawes’ newest album, Misadventures of Doomscroller. It really helped me understand the album so much more. Like a lot…

I’ve been playing poker for many years now. Correction…I’ve been playing amateur poker for many years now. OKAY FINE…I’ve been playing a monthly drunken poker game with my childhood friends for close to a decade now. And I want to get better at the game. So, in an effort to…

And You’re Missing It — After a dominant victory over an undefeated Arsenal side, it seems like everyone at Manchester United is ecstatic. Marcus Rashford notched two goals plus an assist for Antony’s first goal as a Red Devil. Coach Erik ten Hag earned his 4th consecutive win after starting his inaugural season with two…

Making Lemonade in the Master Bedroom — “It’s cold in here, right? Like, colder than yesterday.” Famous last words. Kind of. I spent Tuesday through Thursday at this leadership academy. And on the third day, I started to feel chills. I didn’t make a big deal of it. Our daughter’s class had been exposed to strep throat…

Here’s Everything I Learned — Last Summer I renewed my annual subscription to Calm. That app gave me my introduction to meditation and helped me learn how to start a practice. …

And A Few Answers to Them — T.J. Warren recently agreed to a one-year deal with the Brooklyn Nets. Depending on the sample size, an evaluation of T.J. Warren could look promising or ominous. Unfortunately, when you evaluate T.J. Warren in the scenario of playing for the Brooklyn Nets, this acquisition only looks ominous. Although his advanced…

Give Yourself What You Need — My wife recently got a new job. I couldn’t be more happy for her. This is such a big change from her usual day-to-day as she hasn’t had what most people consider to be a conventional job in a couple of years. Thankfully, during the onset of the pandemic we…

Being The Person I Want to Be — So, I’m still riding without training wheels and not using any guided meditations. I’ve really enjoyed it. Of course, there are days where I feel like I’m meditating really well and there are days where I feel like I’ve never been good at meditation. Those I’ve-never-been-good-at-meditation days mentally sound a…

Looking Ahead Way Too Early — Last night’s game 6 was total domination for Luka Doncic. The entire time that I was watching this game, one thought kept going through my mind: What would happen if Luka Doncic entered next season in shape? I don’t think I’m the only one that gets frustrated by early-season Luka…