Category Archives: personal happiness

A Walking Day in San Francisco

San Francisco is a mad city – inhabited for the most part by perfectly insane people whose women are of a remarkable beauty. ~ Rudyard Kipling A Walking Day in San Francisco Spent a lovely day walking in San Francisco … Continue reading

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A Taste of Normality

The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. ~ Douglas Adams A Taste of Normality Today I started week eleven since my surgery, my initial healing period and end of medical leave is … Continue reading

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Happiness and Expectations

Happiness and Expectations Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about expectations. I’ve come to realize that a lot of the unhappiness that I’ve experienced in my life has been related to my own expectations. You see, I’m someone who has … Continue reading

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Happiness and Getting Old

Happiness and Getting Old So there is one thing we have no control over and that is the march of time. We are all getting older all of the time and eventually we will all get old. It’s also coming … Continue reading

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A Walking Day in San Francisco

San Francisco has always been a haven for misfits and weirdos. I’m both of those, which is why I came here. ~ Michael Franti A Walking Day in San Francisco Prior to my surgery, I often walked San Francisco at … Continue reading

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Rev Kane’s Wild Ride: What Open Heart Surgery is Like

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart. ~ Helen Keller Rev Kane’s Wild Ride: What Open Heart Surgery is Like Today I wanted to … Continue reading

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Happiness and Making Sauce

Cooking is a philosophy; not a recipe. ~ Marco Pierre White Happiness and Making Sauce So there comes a time in the garden where you don’t have any ripe tomatoes but the basil is still growing like crazy. At that … Continue reading

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Remembering My Appalachian Trail Hike

Every walk of life falls under the Testicular Imperative: Either you have the world by them, or it has you. ~ Colin Fletcher Remembering My Appalachian Trail Hike So I had a goal for my time off for medical leave, … Continue reading

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Happiness and Technology

The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do. ~ BF Skinner Happiness and Technology I think technology in general gets a bad rap. Sure, there are lots of problems with the predominant technology in our lives, … Continue reading

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Rev Kane’s Wild Ride: 42 Days!

He was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher… or, as his wife would have it, an idiot. ~ Douglas Adams Rev Kane’s Wild Ride: 42 Days! As I went into surgery I had some particular milestones in mind, particularly … Continue reading

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