Adventures in Whole-Food, Plant-Based Eating
Want to make it rain in August in Southern California? Try removing all your roof tiles. As I recounted in Residential Solar, Part 1, we decided to have our roof underlayment replaced prior to having solar panels installed. Demo Day Supplies are Delivered When the truck stopped at our end...
Our house in sunny Southern California was built in 1989. Prior to us buying it in 2018, it was occupied by renters. We have made many improvements inside and out. We love this home and don’t plan to move. Investing in photovoltaic to generate electricity has never been more economical....
There you are, minding your own business. Something you hear, read, smell, see, taste, or just think about suddenly calls to mind something else, seemingly unrelated, that you haven’t thought about in years. The recalled event or situation may only have the most abstract or tenuous connection to the triggering...
I enjoy watching shows about wilderness survival, like Naked and Afraid, even though I consider the people who voluntarily put themselves in those positions to be crazy. I could never do that. I can’t even walk barefoot on the beach. In the show, the survivalists have to build shelter, make...
It is June 2023. This blog is one year old. It is my project in retirement, along with skydiving, brewing beer, playing games, leading senior singalongs, eating healthfully, and hopefully soon, tutoring school kids in math. This blog began with a number of posts I had written in the years...
It is Father’s Day 2023 and I am reflecting on my Dad, Rabbi Richard M. Leviton. This is not going to be a flowery paean to him. He was very human. He loved his four children and took good care of us, but it was difficult, especially after Mom died....
I think I strained my left elbow pulling myself back onto the boat after swimming around it. We were on a sunset cruise in Quepos, Costa Rica, in February 2023. About a month later, I started to feel neck and shoulder pain on the right side. If I bend my...
Griped about commercials on TV. Told my wife I love her very much. Played Gin Rummy with my wife. Played dominoes with my wife and family. Led a singalong at a seniors’ community. Listened to Influx by Daniel Suarez. Read a bit of the Kindle edition of Hive by Gregg...
When one is an employee in a typical hierarchical organization, the concept of “managing up” helps increase one’s value and align one’s priorities with those of the team. Rather than just doing one’s job description and taking orders, pay attention to what your boss should be doing. Boss may need...
