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Cake day: July 7th, 2023

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  • My grandfather continually underscored to me that no matter what you try to do, even if it is a failure so to speak, you have learned. And you can carry what you’ve learned into your next effort, and be that much more strong and powerful. There is no shame in trying to invent something and discover that you are wrong, or start a business and not have it succeed, or try to approach something in a novel way and have it fall flat. That is the essence of how we learn and discover and grow.

    Furthermore he taught me that you need to let people show you how to do things that you already know how to do. Everybody out there has a piece of priceless gold that they’re just willing to hand to you, and all you have to do is be willing to listen. And accept that while we may know how to do something, there’s always a better way.





  • I had a woman flirting with me yesterday at the bulk food store. Happened to be at the coffee grinder, and she was struggling with it, and I just spontaneously teased “you broke it I’m telling”!

    This led to a little bit of banter and talking about recipes, which led back to how she likes to get her coffee here.

    I told her how I like ro enjoy my morning espresso.

    She smiled and gave me that flirtatious side look and mellifluously intoned “I’d sure love some morning espresso… Brought to me in bed…”

    The words floated off my lips “is your kitchen floor cold? Should I bring my slippers?”

    She immediately looked shocked, faced directly at me pie-eyed. “I should have known better. Typical response from a man.”

    I was fucking gobsmacked.

    Don’t ever tell me that men don’t pick up signals, we have been trainedby women, to never pick up signals.