August 29,2025,Friday night,7:32pm,pacific standard time, apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. This entire week was a grinder. Nothing too exciting happened. It reminded me of some mornings walking on the treadmill. Not too hard but not easy either. Show up, put the time in, repeat five times and get to the weekend. Some weeks are simply filler. I am thankful it is the weekend. Time to enjoy my mornings and be bored in the afternoon.

August 28,2025, 7:39pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Aliso Viejo, California,USA. Took my daughter to Del Taco for dinner then drove around and listened to music. I am tired and grouchy. She is going to take the dog for a quick walk then I am leaving. Her mom is out for the evening but that doesn’t matter my daughter will be alright alone for a little while. One more day until the three day weekend. I am so ready.

August 27,2025,Wednesday evening,6:07pm,pacific standard time,parking lot,school of rock, San Juan Capistrano,California,USA. Slept in this morning and did the treadmill workout at Planet Fitness. That always makes my mornings go quicker because I have no down time. Not that I really has anything to do anyway. This week has been non-descriptive. Just putting in time to get to the three day weekend. Things were so slow at work today it was actually boring. I am being practicing patience and gratitude. It is much better to be bored than stressed.

August 26,2025,Tuesday Night,7:59pm, pacific standard time, apartment complex parking lot,Dana Point, California, USA. I got up at 2:30am and did the walk to the walk and a modified chest workout. My trapezoid is still making my shoulder tight. I am working around it instead of through it but it has really disheartened me. I want to get back to a more aggressive resistance routine. It will come, I just need to be patient. Took my daughter to get ice cream after work. I just pulled in to the apartment complex. It is already almost completely dark. The equinox isn’t that far away.

August 25,2025, Monday afternoon,3:48pm,pacific standard time,office in Costa Mesa, California,USA. I have felt a little stuffed up the last four days. Ended up sleeping in this morning. Still made it to Planet Fitness to walk on the treadmill and do some resistance training. My focus is on doing what I can rather than worrying about what I can’t. My trapezius muscle is still a little stiff but I am getting more range of motion every day. Today has been good. Went to lunch at Benjies in Santa Ana today with one of our discords. Now I am finishing the day up and looking forward to the rest of the week.

August 24,2025,Sunday night, 7:15pm,pacific standard time, apartment complex parking lot,Dana Point, California, USA. I was riding around with my daughter, getting ice cream, listening to Poison. specially the song, Can’t bring me down. There is a line in the bridge, “got a bumper sticker, just says ‘peace.” I jokingly told her she needed to get one. Then I thought about it. The writing I am doing, the 10,000 Bricks, is all about finding peace. Positivity, engagement, alignment, connection are the essence of life. I think I am going to get the bumper sticker. Or more likely, a license plate frame. Time to align myself with what I teach.

August 23,2025,Saturday night,9:40pm,pacific standard time, apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. My television died this morning. I had been watching videos this morning then turned it off for a little while. When I tried to turn it back on nothing happened. It would turn on but the screen remained blank and none of the buttons worked. I was not surprised. It was an old television. Time for an upgrade. I found a good deal at target. It isn’t the fanciest unit but it will suffice and the price was right.

August 22,2025,Friday night,6:40pm,pacific standard time, apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. Just got home, put some groceries in the fridge, now watching pre-season football. I am thankful it is Friday. My mood was off all week. I need time to reset and recharge.

August 21,2025,Thursday night,6:31pm, pacific standard time, apartment complex parking lot,Dana Point, California, USA. Being a parent is emotional. Yesterday my daughter had a great day at school. She told me all about it on the way to and from her singing lesson. I was so happy for her. Today when I saw her after work she was lying in bed in her dark room, barely acknowledging my presence when I said hi and told her dinner arrived. She is young, mood swings are expected. Still, seeing her sad hurts. I am sure she will snap out of it by the weekend but tonight feels painful.

August 20,2025,Wednesday morning,5:53am,pacific standard time, apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. Had a strong desire to play hooky today and go on an adventure. Drive out into the desert and just keep going until I hit Arizona. My chest filled with exuberance imagining it. I am going to bask in the feeling for moment, read an article about the artificial intelligence bubble bursting, sip coffee and watch the weather. I am happy right now. Doing my things; daydreaming, exercising, reading , drinking coffee, watching the weather and/or sports takes and doing puzzles. Last night we went to Wood Ranch for a birthday dinner. Afterward my daughter and I stopped by CVS to get a whitening pen for her teeth. When we got back to Aliso Viejo we had strawberry shortcake, sang happy birthday, opened presents and talked about past memoirists. It was a good night with my daughter and her mom.