February 26,2026,Thursday morning, 7:16am, pacific standard time,office parking garage, Costa Mesa, California,USA. I was in a funk all day yesterday. Having trouble engaging and being present in the moment. I drank too much coffee, that didn’t help. Right now a vacation sounds really good, though I already took a day and half off last week. I am sure I will snap out of it. Eventually the tide will turn and motivation will strike.

February 25,2026, Wednesday morning,2:09am, pacific standard time,EOS fitness, San Clemente,California,. I am at the gym, half way through an early morning treadmill session. I slept well last night and woke up feeling refreshed. This gives me a chance to take it easy in the morning and possibly nap longer before heading to work. Last night my daughter and I went driving. She is getting better everyday. Tonight she has music and I have a work dinner Thursday so we might not be able to drive again until Friday.

February, 24,2026, Tuesday morning, 4:19am, pacific standard time,apartment in Dana Point, California,USA. My daughter and I went driving yesterday morning. She was doing very well, until it was time to park. I took for granted navigating a parking lot was an easy skill to master. However, nothing is easy with a student driver. I ended up losing my temper as she cried tears of frustration. The exchange bothered me all day. After work I stopped by the apartment in Aliso to see if she wanted to go driving. She declined. At least we drove around and talked for a bit. Hopefully she will want to drive again soon.

February 23,2026, Monday morning, 4:08am,pacific standard time,apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. I went to sleep at 4:40pm yesterday. I was feeling tired and couldn’t think of anything productive to do so I decided to catch up on sleep. I was surprised to see a text from my daughter when I woke up at 3am. She wants to drive around this morning before I go to work. I will head out shortly and pick her up.

February 22,2026,Sunday morning, 8:02am, pacific standard time,Planet Fitness,Laguna Niguel l, California, USA. I have spent the last two days with my daughter practicing driving. She went to her first lesson yesterday afternoon. Then after dinner we drove around for an hour. This morning she got up early and wanted to drive some more. She is getting better. Just a matter of repetition. Now she is back home and I at the gym for a workout before heading back to Dana Point.

February 21,2026,Saturday morning 2:43am, pacific standard time, in Dana Point, California, USA. Yesterday I took the dog for a short afternoon walk. When we got to the top of the hill a coyote was lying on the pathway. At first I thought it was dead. But as we got closer the coyote raised its head. Clearly it was very weak and close to death. Feeling bad for the animal and given the fact it was blocking the pathway I took the time to call animal control. The dispatcher was nice but dismissive saying there are a lot of coyotes with mange right now, particularly in Aliso Viejo. She welcomed me to film out a wildlife observation form but gave the impression it didn’t matter. I am curious what became of the animal. Hopefully she/he can pass away quickly in peace. overall it was a good birthday. I did a load of laundry and washed my sheets in the morning. I got a free birthday drink from Starbucks before picking my daughter up for lunch. After that we celebrated my birthday at the San Clemente outlet malls by eating at Ruby’s diner and getting candied apples from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. When we were saying goodnight my daughter and her mom implored me to take the dog with me so I brought her back to Dana Point. We just finished walking the Blue Lantern route and now are sitting on the couch relaxing.

February 20,2026, Friday morning, 3:33am, pacific standard time, EOS gym, San Clemente, California , USA. Yesterday we celebrated my birthday at the office. The staff hired a singing telegram, bought me body wash from bath and body works, ordered an edible arrangement and got me a gift card to the craft house in Dana point. It was very thoughtful and generous. I am thankful for such a great group of people to work with. After we celebrated I left early to pick up my retainers at the dentist then went home to take a nap. I ended the day walking on the treadmill at Planet Fitness then driving around with my daughter for a while. I took today off today. I am going to finish my workout then take it easy. We will go the outlet mall this afternoon/evening to celebrate even more.

February 19,2026,Thursday morning,5:58am,pacific standard time,apartment in Dana Point, California,. This morning I slept in until 5:30am. I needed rest and felt too run down for the gym or a walk. At first i blamed my schedule, thinking it is too demanding. But now I believe it might be getting a cold/flu. I don’t feel terrible but I can tell I am off. Hopefully it doesn’t become worse. I am leaving work early this afternoon to pick up my retainer/night guards from the dentist. The more I think about it the more inclined I am to take my birthday off. I will see how today goes.

February 18,2026,Wednesday morning, 3:35am,pacific standard time,apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. Another rainy windy start to the day means another workout at EOS in San Clemente. Driving on wet roads, half-awake to start the day isn’t fun but I appreciate being indoors when I walk and getting better resistance training compared to days I don’t go to the gym in the morning. I suppose there is opportunity cost in every decision. Yesterday at work I had the director from the San Diego office visiting. Her daughter had a dance competition and Disney trip planned so she had a free day to hang out. It was nice to talk with her and discuss issues we see. I am happy to have someone close by I can relate to.

February 17,2026,Monday morning,4:05am, pacific standard time,apartment in Dana point, California,USA. Rain yesterday, more today. As expected I went to eos this morning to walk on the treadmill. Last night I went to planet fitness. I had a Chocolate peanut butter builder bar for breakfast. Now I am sipping Peet’s coffee I made with the Keurig. Weather nation is on while I listen to the rain outside and read sports articles.