Didn’t know it then

Construction on the back of the house
Two steps down from the sliding glass door is a 10’ x 10’ cement pad “patio”. Guessing the overhang is one foot (a joke by today’s standards).

i never set out to make our home my favorite place on the planet, bar none.

dad

Like many Americans, we started with a few basic essentials. The photo in this post reminds me how basic our back porch began.

For two decades, i’ve been fully aware our back porch is my favorite place on Earth. It’s helpful to remember that Disney had me traveling the world, full-time at Disney Institute.

In typing the previous paragraph it just hit me how i came to learn our back porch is my favorite place.

It’s a classic unpacking of…”There’s no place like home.”

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Simplify everything

Small boy, pumping gas
Not sure he had started kindergarten when this photo was snapped.

The older you get, the more life’s in-box and your stuff will consume your time and energy. Simplify everything, including how much stuff you own.

dad

Don’t believe it now?

Eventually you will.

Pinky-swear.

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Backwards always suits me

Disney speaker jeff noel near wildflowers
Beargrass is other-worldly. Never gets old. Same with Pixar.

At Disney, i wear Glacier tee-shirts. In Glacier i wear Disney tee-shirts.

dad

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Return to home

Lynyrd Skynyrd memorabilia on a bar wall
Free Bird is my High School graduation senior class song.
Lynard Skynyrd band members are buried in the same local cemetery as our Host’s parents. Small World.
Google map of Florida driving route
This drive time and flat Interstate scenery is tedious for me.

No place like home.

It is a saying because it’s true.

Free Bird in a 1977 live version…

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Tech company

website security message
Crazy idea: Have the automatic Security Certificates automatically update, without fail. Every one or two months, i have to call GoDaddy to fix this issue, between my 10 sites.

Crazy ideas can transform an individual, an organization, or the world.

dad

Focusing this post on only the good in the world. Happy present moment.

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