Emantable

I forgot my phone this morning and didn’t realize it until about 40 miles away from home. I felt a little vulnerable not having my phone with me and strangely I also felt a little liberated. I am not constantly on my phone life I used to be, nevertheless it is still an important tool… — read more

The winds have been very strong over the last couple of days. I was thinking how therapeutic is was to feel the chilly wind, the warm sun, and the hearing the wind blows through the trees. Then a couple of small prickly balls fell from the tree I was under and hit me on the… — read more

I have kept up my daily walks around the neighborhood using the Apple Fitness+ walks except for today: work and a couple of appointments for my dad kept me from walking. I am reasonably impressed with the “Time to Walk” feature on Fitness+. When I saw that they were motivational talks by famous people to… — read more

The Perseverance Rover successfully landed on Mars today, and it got me dreaming of space again. It is incredible to think that we have several rovers now on Mars and that these were built at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which I’ve driven, run, or walked past countless times. My earliest memory of JPL was… — read more

Earlier this evening, after watching Huel Howser’s California’s Gold, I sat on the couch trying to work up the energy to do some chores when I heard classical music and saw images of the Hollywood Bowl displayed on the screen. In Concert at the Hollywood Bowl was the show that followed, and Gustavo Dudamel, of course, narrated it.… — read more

I stopped doing my walks on the bike path near me because it is a relatively popular path that people use for biking, running, or walking. I come across people not wearing a mask. I’m sure they feel safe because they’re outside, but I don’t want to find myself downwind of anyone breathing heavily. I’d… — read more

Since it is President’s Day, we drove down to Irvine to eat from my favorite Taiwanese restaurant. I’m going to draft this post as I go from my iPhone to simplify the task of making a daily post and hopefully free up some time this evening to start drafting a post on the farm I… — read more

All meals today were in the chilly outdoors and away from all the Valentine crowds. I find it rewarding to not follow what everyone else is doing. It’s amusing to see those who proclaim that they’re expressing their individuality by getting a tattoo, getting giant rims on their cars, making their exhausts obscenely loud, taking… — read more

This morning, we ventured out to the farm like we did the week before. It is incredibly satisfying to be outside, seeing where your food comes from and eventually picking the fruits and vegetables you want to bring home with you. Last week we showed up in flip-flops, shorts, and a t-shirt. Not only was… — read more

I started playing a video game yesterday called Destiny 2. My nephew and brother-in-law (uncle to my nephew) play the videogame online. I have been curious to try it out partly because it seems exciting and partly because it would be nice to spend time with them virtually. I am just barely getting my bearing… — read more