I couldn’t remember if I’d written about recipe-sharing in a gratitude yet… or had just thought about it. A quick search reminded me that words were indeed committed to page in late January, when I mentioned wanting to figure out how to share some of my family favorites with others. No progress there but I…
Category: Gratitudes
03/02/2021: apricot blossoms
Hard to believe we’re quickly coming back around to the spring season and another cycle of growth and beauty in the backyard. The fig was first to bud this year and the green pencil-eraser sized tips of the branches are already popping out to leaf. The apricot blossoms have begun and the only thing more…
03/01/2021: Minds over Matter
Every night immediately after dinner, my wife and I divvy up two relentless tasks of hygiene: bathing the kids and doing the dinner dishes. We do a good job of switching it up, but on Sunday nights, I always opt to be at the sink, closer to the radio, where I enjoy the weekend wind-down…
02/26/2021: people
I made a mostly unconscious decision about a month ago to avoid specific people in these gratitudes, unless they’re outside my personal orbit (like musicians, YouTubers, or the inspirational heroes of lost-at-sea stories). Most of the time, the gratitude I feel for a person–or the reasons for which I’m grateful for that person–is something just…
02/25/2021: the vaccination effort
A few weeks ago, a friend forwarded an email (twice forwarded already) originally written from the desk of the administrator of the California Disaster Healthcare Volunteers. What’s the DHV? DHV is a program that registers and credentials health professionals who may wish to volunteer during disaster including doctors, nurses, paramedics, pharmacists, dentists, mental health practitioners,…