PinnedEvery Time Could be the Last TimeMy mother died unexpectedly 30 years ago. My father died unexpectedly 9 years ago. And the last thing I said to both of them was “I love you.” I didn’t know that it was going to be the last thing that I said to them. …Fear Of Shipping2 min readFear Of Shipping2 min read
PinnedTim Ferris Ruined My LifeI used to hate my job. I’m talking about the job I did for 22 years working in IT. (Not the job I’m doing now, working in IT…) Back then, I found my job to be soul-crushing. I hated it but I did it to support my family. And then…Fear Of Shipping2 min readFear Of Shipping2 min read
PinnedStrong enough to be vulnerableOne of the first exercises we did when I was at Theatre school was a vulnerability exercise. It was simple. The class sat in a semi-circle. We had to walk in and make eye contact with each person from the left to right and then walk out. …Fear Of Shipping2 min readFear Of Shipping2 min read
Apr 25, 2022March 2022 Mile MarkerLooks like my course correction worked. Finally, after a few months of going in the wrong direction, my weight has started to go down again. My monthly average weight for March was 192.1lbs. Down 2.2lbs from February. My highest weight of the month was 196.6lbs …2 min read2 min read
Mar 17, 2022February 2022 Mile MarkerWell, my February weight did not go in the direction that I expected it to. Instead of going down, my average monthly weight went up. By 2.3lbs! My monthly average weight in February was 194.3 lbs. With a low weight of 190.8lbs and a high weight of 196.8. Like last…Peter Gruner3 min readPeter Gruner3 min read
Jan 23, 2022Sing Like No One’s ListeningI don’t like karaoke. I like the concept of it. Singing songs that you love with the music backing you up. But in reality, when I do it at a bar there’s all sorts of people that I don’t know. And most of them can sing much better than me. …Fear Of Shipping2 min readFear Of Shipping2 min read
Jan 23, 2022The Spark that IgnitesYears ago, I read Twyla Tharp’s book The Creative Habit. One of her ideas has stayed with me from the book. When she starts a project she gets a box and puts all kinds of things in it. Things related to the project. It was a physical box. She would…Fear Of Shipping2 min readFear Of Shipping2 min read
Jan 21, 2022Setting Up Your Dominoes“Priority” is something that is more important than other things and that needs to be done or dealt with first. According to the Mirriam-Webster dictionary. The word really shouldn’t be pluralized. But we all have our priorities, don’t we? Gary Keller and Jay Papasan encourages us to find priority and…Fear Of Shipping2 min readFear Of Shipping2 min read
Jan 21, 2022Resolution UpdateA few weeks ago, I mentioned Dan Pink’s recommendation for setting your New Year’s Resolution. If you do that sort of thing. I realized that I said I was going to try it out, but hadn’t given an update. I have plenty of regrets. I didn’t do any playwriting last…Fear Of Shipping2 min readFear Of Shipping2 min read
Jan 20, 2022Getting into the RhythmI like listening to music when I’m writing. But I don’t usually like listening to songs with lyrics. The words are too distracting. For years, I’ve used a site called brain.fm. It plays music that helps you focus. It’s a subscription site, though. …Fear Of Shipping2 min readFear Of Shipping2 min read