It’s Thursday. We are over the Wednesday hump and I can smell the weekend. It smells good like bread baking in the oven. I just finished… — It’s Thursday. We are over the Wednesday hump and I can smell the weekend. It smells good like bread baking in the oven. I just finished reading Liane Moriarty’s Nine Perfect Strangers and am planning to start the limited series on Hulu tomorrow night. I love reading books and then…

It’s Monday. Monday mornings tend to be a bit rough for me. I don’t mind getting up early — I rise at 4:30 on weekdays. Over the past… — It’s Monday. Monday mornings tend to be a bit rough for me. I don’t mind getting up early — I rise at 4:30 on weekdays. Over the past several months I wake up feeling a bit down. I feel like Sisyphus from that Greek myth who is cursed by Zeus…

Woke up to solid cloud coverage over Dana Point which lasted throughout the morning and into the afternoon. While the heat of the past few… — Woke up to solid cloud coverage over Dana Point which lasted throughout the morning and into the afternoon. While the heat of the past few days is over, I really can’t complain about a balmy 59 degrees at 5AM. …

Its Saturday and I need to leave the house by 8AM so I can be back to watch my 15 month old son by 10:00. Its not supposed to be so hot… — Its Saturday and I need to leave the house by 8AM so I can be back to watch my 15 month old son by 10:00. Its not supposed to be so hot today and we are expecting some moderate south winds to pick up by mid-morning. It’s sunny at my…

It’s Friday and my last meeting ended at 10AM. Its already in the upper 70s here. A heat wave has been upon us since yesterday and I am… — It’s Friday and my last meeting ended at 10AM. Its already in the upper 70s here. A heat wave has been upon us since yesterday and I am totally stoked to get in the water with hopes it will be similar to yesterday. It feels like the ocean temps are…

I had a dream the other night where I was driving while looking at the map on my phone. Every once and a while I’d be overwhelmed by a… — I had a dream the other night where I was driving while looking at the map on my phone. Every once and a while I’d be overwhelmed by a sense that I would hit something or run off the road so I would take my eyes off the phone and…

About two months ago, I was baptized. That’s right…Baptized. I’m talking the traditional, Christian sacrament kind of baptized — as in the… — About two months ago, I was baptized. That’s right…Baptized. I’m talking the traditional, Christian sacrament kind of baptized — as in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit baptized. I can just hear my cringing self from 2017 saying, “Really? What happened here Matt?!”

As of this late May of 2021, I have been swimming about 1.75 miles in the ocean four days a week without a wetsuit for exactly one year. I… — As of this late May of 2021, I have been swimming about 1.75 miles in the ocean four days a week without a wetsuit for exactly one year. I came for the physical exercise and stayed for the spiritual exhilaration. Never in a million years would I have anticipated how…

If I pursue work that I truly love and enjoy, will the money follow? Is it more important to focus on projects that we find meaningful than… — If I pursue work that I truly love and enjoy, will the money follow? Is it more important to focus on projects that we find meaningful than what may be more lucrative or more likely to lead to promotions and better compensation? I have had a somewhat complicated relationship with…