October 24,2025,Friday night, 8:15pm,pacific standard time, in Dana Point, California, USA. After work I picked my daughter up to get a Starbucks tea. When we got back to the apartment in Aliso Viejo her mom wanted to go lamp shopping to replace one that broke. I offered to give them one I had in my living room. It was my daughter’s from long ago. And it is shaped like a fish and salmon pink. I had plans to replace it but never did. Now it is going to a good home and the rightful owner. I will see if I still want to replace it. I might just move some things around and make do with what I have.

October 23,2025,Thursday night,7:55pm,pacific standard time, apartment in Dana point, California,USA. Second straight day of doing the pch walk with the nature center added along with the blue lantern walk. I got up early enough not to feel rushed and get a couple snoozes in before work. I like doing the longer walk, listening to motivational running music. That makes the time go faster and puts an extra spring in my step. Now I am sitting on the couch catching up on New York Times and LinkedIn puzzles before going to bed.

October 22,2025,Wednesday night,7:29am,pacific standard time,apartment in Dana Point,,USA. unfortunate to say this was a monotonous day. The clinical leader was out for family reasons. We planned a surprise birthday for her this afternoon so that will be postponed until next week. Otherwise nothing of significance occurred. My daughter had a psychology quiz at college today. She told me about the essay question and her answer. That was the highlight of my day. I shouldn’t complain. If I am going to have a ho hum day at least I get to do it somewhere I like with people I love and appreciate.

October 21,2025, Tuesday night, 7:52pm,pacific standard time,apartment in Dana Point, California,USA. After work I picked my daughter up for a little adventure. Every Tuesday we try to get ice cream at the Baskin Robbins in Foothill Ranch. Tuesdays are family night so a regular scoop is half price. That is a hard deal to pass up and we have a good time talking and listening to music. After I dropped her off I headed back to Dana Point. I don’t often listen to music when I drive home but tonight I made an exception to listen to one specific song. “All that I am, all that I ever was is here in your perfect eyes, they’re all I can see.”

October 20,2025,Monday night, 6:23pm,pacific standard time. Apartment in Aliso Viejo, California,USA. Talked with a recruiter this morning about a position in Southern California. Not sure if it is the right choice for me but the pay is eye catching. Significantly higher than my current salary. I said my desire hinged on how the area vice president role plays out at my current company. We will see next week how that goes.

October 19,2025, Sunday night, 7:54pm, pacific standard time,apartment in Dana Point,,USA. My daughter and I went to see Tron:Ares at the San Clemente outlet mall movie theater. She saw the movie on Friday with a friend but was curious to see what I thought. Truth be told, I think she wanted to see it again. We bought tickets for the upgraded “D box” experience. The seats were pretty good. The swayed and vibrated with action on the screen. Not as intense as the 4D shows in Irvine. Which is probably good. After the movie we ate dinner at Ruby’s diner and talked for a while. I was happy to hang out with her the last few days. We had a good time.

October 18,2025,Saturday night,8:00pm, pacific standard time,apartment complex parking lot,Dana Point, California, USA. I have forgotten what being drunk feels like. When I look back I marvel about how many days I spent nursing hangovers and feeling sick. It must have felt pretty good to be drunk. Many happy memories occurred when I had a couple drinks, I am not saying imbibing was all bad. More pointing out how much I have changed since the beginning of the year. What once was important to me I now can barely recall.

October 17,2025,Friday night,7:44pm,pacific standard time,apartment in Dana Point,USA. Today is the 19 year anniversary of my dad’s death. I didn’t dwell on that fact very much throughout the day but now I have time to reflect. I am thankful for the life he gave me and his love. My dad was a very caring man. He saw the best in people. That is what I remember most about him. No matter what a persons story, background or profession my dad treated them as a human being, worthy of respect. Since he died my life trajectory has changed drastically. I spend more time trying to out run his legacy than embracing it. I am not sure where that attitude developed but it isn’t necessary. My dad was greatly respected in the community. When he died the newspaper ran the headline, the editorial and the sports page about him. He was a very good man. I love and miss him always.

October 16,2025,Thursday evening,6:33pm, pacific standard time, in Dana Point,USA. I am not feeling it today. IDT meetings always drain me. Around noon I started to feel congestion and my eyes got sticky. I took ibuprofen and DayQuil and popped out my contracts. That helped a little but I am ready for bed. I texted my daughter and told her I would see her tomorrow.

October 15,2025,Wednesday evening,6:30pm,parking lot, school of rock, San Juan Capistrano,California,USA. This morning at work I realized I was walked around for some time with my fly open. That is kind of embarrassing. Put a damper on my mood today. On the plus side, I finished my 3rd 1000 entries for 10,000 bricks. And we had our highest admit day since I started this job. Staying in a positive mindset and being thankful is the key to happiness and success. I will choose to be positive and happy today.