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12 things that make me smile.

1. My dog Tater Tot.

2. Waking up early and catching the sun come up.

3. A freshly brewed cup of coffee.

4. When my Mom brings over cookies.

5. Getting ready for an adventure.

6. Inside jokes.

7. Paying off a debt.

8. The satisfaction at the end of cutting my lawn.

9. The start of climbing a mountain.

10 Parks and Rec.

11. The beginning of a race.

12. Knowing how it all ends.

Thomas Jefferson Rules for the good life.

Thomas Jefferson’s ten rules for a good life:

1. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

2. Never trouble another for what you can do yourself.

3. Never spend your money before you have it.

4. Never buy what you do not want because it is cheap: it will never be dear to you.

5. Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst, and cold.

6. Never repent of having eaten too little.

7. Nothing is troublesome that we do willingly.

8. Don’t let the evils that have never happened cost you pain.

9. Always take things by their smooth handle.

10. When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry, count to 100.

November 2nd, 2018

Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it.

— FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF

Dead Man’s Hill

The year was 1975, and I was just five years old. It was the middle of summer, and I was spending the week at camp with my family. During the 70’s kids were “free range”, unlike the children of today. Parents let their kids go out to explore the world and to interact with it. One of the other camper told me the story of dead man’s hill. This hill was a steep drop from the camp to the lake below. He convinced me it was worth the adventure of making it to the bottom. I really don’t remember a problem getting to the bottom, it was our accent that proved to be difficult. As I was working my way up the hill, a shard of glass had embedded it self in my right leg. The pain was unimaginable. As a five year old, I hadn’t been yet acquainted with such pain. Miraculously, I made it up the rest of the way.

My parents had been playing softball near the hill. I approached the gathering with blood gushing out of my leg. I hadn’t ever seen that much blood in my life. The nurses station say a few houses away from the field. I was quickly stitched up a sent on my way, leg wrapped my many layers of gauze. The nurse instructed me to take it easy, and no swimming. What? That was my most favorite activity.

It was a long week. Even though my parents had not explicitly forbade me from going down that hill, I knew it was something I shouldn’t do. It’s good for kids to interact with the world. I feel sorry for kids today that have their parents hover over them. It’s good to make mistakes, even if there are consequences. October 28,2018.

Journal Entry for October 24,2018.

This week I discovered a video series on the Great Depression Cooking. Clara, an older lady in her ninties, was featured cooking frugal and tasty dishes. I later discovered she had died in 2013. Her grandson taped her cooking sessions as a dedication to his grandmother. His request on the last video was to make sure you seek out an older person to go visit. I decided to set up a time to see my Grandma Hillis. She is 89 years old. It’s set up the day after Thanksgiving. I’ll be bringing my wife and children for the visit. Looking forward to it.

Friday, October 19th, 2018. Three of my favorite things are sunrises, coffee, and vintage architecture. I lucked out and got all three today. My brother (Jon) and I eat out for breakfast every workday. We tried out Dan’s diner for the first time. The coffee was good, the food was ok, but the diner was amazing for pictures.

The Sleeping Bear Dunes was the marathon I chose for 2018. I went up to Traverse City by myself for this event. It rained for the entire duration of the race. Luckily, I had my biking jacket to keep the rain off me. This was my seventh marathon since turning 45. I’ve appreciated my good health at this time of my life, and thank God for his blessings.

Finishing the Sleeping Bear Marathon with hands raised. That will be a total of seven marathons since I started running them three years ago.

Last time through DeBlaay

Last time walking through DeBlaay

September 8th, 2018 One last mow 😕 at 3910 W. DeBlaay Ct.

“As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Bucket List Item

To run 100 miles at one time. September 3,2018

Finding out about the move mid August 2018.

Discipline equals freedom.

Jocko Willink

“A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.

Henry David Thoreau, Walden

Picture from Ron Swanson’s office.

#brunette breakfast eggs bacon

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