Going To Paris

Insert graphic showing how magic is found outside our comfort zone. Charlottesville March 19, 2026 I had a powerful experience coaching at First Tee last night. Along with a couple of other coaches, I was leading a group of six kids, all but one 12 years old or older. This was the third class of the session where our theme is “collaborating with others.” This week’s life lesson was “being your best self.” Having introduced the lesson, I asked the kids what being their best

Charlottesville Pi Day 2026 Damn. Frustrating. Extremely so. I had a goal and I’ve undermined it by “just this one time” thinking. I’ll only have one cookie. Actually two so t matter. Hell, it doesn’t matter if I can’t lose a few pounds. But of course it does. If I could curb my emotional eating, I think I’d be surprised by the positive effect. This week I gave into it; I’m hoping today I can start anew … again. Helpful thoughts from Google: Shame regarding weight gain

Charlottesville March 12, 2026 Fun to watch this video and realize I have driven a few of these roads. Actually, most of them except the ones in Alaska. The last one in the video is one I will take in June to drive from Chicken, Alaska to Paris, Yukon.

Charlottesville March 8, 2026 Another town I have not been to yet but sure plan on visiting to see if I can find the missing A. Lucin (also known as Umbria Junction) is a small railroad community in Box Elder County, Utah, United States, located along the western side of the Great Salt Lake, 162 miles (261 km) northwest of Salt Lake City. Abandoned in 1936 by its original occupants, the community was resettled by four retired railroad workers and their families from 1937 unti

Charlottesville March 8, 2026 I haven't been to Jackpot. But when I saw its name on a map, I had to look it up -- and consider going there on my next wanderabout. From Wikipedia: Jackpot is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Elko County, Nevada, United States. The population was 855 as of the 2020 census. Located less than one mile from the Idaho border on US 93, Jackpot has been a popular casino gaming destination for residents of Idaho and oth

Charlottesville March 8, 2026 Reno was a major "detraining" point on the California Zephyr. It looked to me like many of them were ready to head to the casinos. From Wikepedia: Reno is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada , along the Nevada– California border. It is the county seat and most populous city of Washoe County . Sitting in the High Eastern Sierra foothills, in the Truckee River valley, on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada , it is abo

Charlottesville March 8, 2026 I am filling in some blanks from my trip across the country. The following information comes from Wikipedia. Truckee is an incorporated town in Nevada County, California , United States. As of the 2020 United States census , the population was 16,729, an increase from the 16,180 counted in the 2010 census . History Name Truckee's existence began in 1863 as Gray's Station, named for Joseph Gray's Roadhouse on the trans-Sierra wagon road. A blac

Charlottesville March 7, 2026

Charlottesville March 6, 2026 Yesterday was the first class of the next five-week session of First Tee. To start class, we formed a circle and the kids and the coaches shared our names and our ages. When it was my turn I head myself say my name and “67.” I had this weird sensation that it was someone else saying their name. How could it be me? I’d been busy all week at the gym and coaching First Tee. I was in a Zen place helping the kids improve their golf swing and lea