Category: Gratitudes

During the shelter-in-place quarantine of 2020, the second album of the amazingly-talented Zephahiah Ohora was on heavy rotation from my garage stereo. Listening to the Music (2020), like This Highway before it, is the glistening kind of record that makes me wish I was an influential music writer or posted things to a blog people…

I haven’t always been a recipe reader. Becoming one has made me realize how cool it is for people to share not only their ingredients and instructions, but their passion for food and cooking evident in their words and images. The recipe curation I see online inspires me to take more seriously the recipe collection…

In addition to being grateful for my wellness and mobility, I am grateful to have food and amenities nearby. Tonight, when the wife and kids got home, I took Matteo and Levi out in the blue wagon to pick up some dinner. Before we settled where we are, we looked at over 100 homes, many…

This morning, I woke up grateful to be living in a democracy that chose love over hate in our recent national election. Grateful to know that since his swearing in yesterday, the new administration has been working to mop up 4 years of bullshit and will continue to do so for the days, weeks, months,…

On just day two of my 365-day exercise of gratitude comes an enormous one: the inauguration of President Joe Biden. After (over) 4 years of grueling lies, vial hate, and so much injustice comes a new day for me, my family, the country, the world, and Mother Earth. I am grateful our country chose love…