Quote of the Day “Anger is a hot coal that you hold in your hand while waiting to throw it at someone else (Buddhist saying).” – Naval Ravikant, found in Timothy Ferriss’s Tools of Titans.
Pop Ups and and Practice
Bullies, Bass, and Baby Bunnies
Quote of the Day “Peter [Diamandis] has a set of [28] rules that guide his life. Here are some of my favorites: Law 2: When given a choice . . . take both. Law 3: Multiple projects lead to multiple successes. Law 6:
Full Padding and Praise-Bass Face
Quote of the Day “Often, there’s a very basic, very dumb question at the center of a story that no one’s asking. Asking the right dumb question is often the smartest thing you can do.” – Alex Blumberg, found in
The Lion and the Bass
Quote of the Day “Solitude in the wilderness changes your experience of time. Normal life happens in ordinary time—the commute to work / do the dishes sense of time. But the wilderness marks time in eons; nothing changes quickly. The
The Unusual Visit at the Basketball Court
Quote of the Day “The good old days are now.” – Tom Clancy
Birthday Bus Ride and the Demise of the Dreaded Flat Bill Cap
The Pits – Trek peed in Weston’s room after we got back from a walk…where he peed and pooped! He simply can’t be trusted upstairs. The Peaks – Since we celebrated Weston’s birthday all weekend, today just seemed to be
Weston Starts Kindergarten
The Pits – I went to the DMV in Nashville in the morning to get my motorcycle license. It was ridiculous. The line was out the door. I peaked my head in and the place was full. Full of color.
Do All Three
The Pits – Weston was upset that I didn’t stay to give him a hug. The Peaks – I took Weston to school today. I remembered, from an email earlier in the week, that his class was doing a small
On Mah Belly, On Mah Belly
The kids have been sending video messages back and forth with Papaw with various things drawn and taped on their bellies. The latest messages have involved food on the belly.