With the help of agentic AI, I’ve been surfacing old notes. Back in 2019, I wrote down some lessons I learned while traveling… ⚽️ A hacky sack in your backpack is a fun way to get the blood flowing, make new friends, and, in a pinch, can be used like a tripod for a camera …
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Better Late Than Never – A Quick 2024 Recap
I’m working on my 2025 year-in-review post, and regrettably, I did not post last year or in 2023. The way I’ve gone about writing these reviews in the past is by browsing through my photo library to jog my memory of the events and adventures from the past year. 2024 was a really fun and …
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Aspirations and resolutions for 2023
My 2022 turned out pretty well and I am looking forward to what 2023 brings. New Year’s Resolutions can be frustrating, but I’ve found making realistic and fun goals helpful in past years. I’ve also found that publishing and discussing my goals creates some social pressure, which I respond well to, to keep with them. …
Bikes, Broken Bones, Disc Golf, and More – My 2022 Review
2022 was a fantastic year. After taking a long hiatus, I got back into several hobbies including cycling, live music, traveling, and festivals. I also discovered a new hobby, disc golf! I saw one of my photos become a painting, a lunar eclipse, a new relationship, and ate some delicious food. It wasn’t all rainbows, though, I got pretty beat up in a bike vs car accident this year, and I got COVID.
On Capturing Moments in Time
I’ve been SO excited to tell this story for weeks now, but I had to wait for a few of the pieces to come together… In what feels like a past life these days, several years ago I was doing a bunch of traveling and taking a bunch of photos. I uploaded all my favorite …
Back at it
Your future self will thank your past self for recording this history. This whole starting a new habit thing is tough. I fell off for a few days, but I happened to stumble on an article about journaling this morning and going to try to get back at it! We’re back from Yosemite. Our retreat …
To Yosemite and Beyond
Brent and Anthony got into San Jose today and we took off for Yosemite! I broke down the “camper bed” set up in my car and put the back seats back in. We left the Bay around 1:30 and did a late lunch in Los Banos around 3 pm. We got to the pines a …
My Old Room
Yesterday was the last day of prep for our team retreat in Yosemite. I got my hair cut and I worked from the coffee shop across the street from my barber for a bit. My sister invited us to her house for dinner. I unsuccessfully tried to get her cats to like me. My sister …
Sumika Grill
Yesterday was uninspiring, I guess. All of three days into daily journaling and it feels like today is the first day where I am having to force it. I’ve been trying to get into the habit of writing about the day before with my cup of coffee each morning. Chrissy came over yesterday. She was …
Car Wash State of Mind
In all honesty, it was a pretty uneventful day. I continued to knock out errands and veg out after returning home from my road trip. Laundry was done. I believe I successfully troubleshot an issue with my Macbook Pro’s charging cable. I bought fresh coffee and fresh beer. I got groceries, er cheese. I went …