Tag: Blog

Three-week countdown, body

Disney Institute Keynote Speakers
Back in 2008 when i wore sunglasses and contact lenses, and began blogging.

Three-week countdown, body…

Physically, it’s literally impossible to comprehend the daily blogging effort.

The physical effort to wake up hours earlier than necessary to write and publish five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different websites) before driving to Disney Institute. And i was already waking up extra early to be the first one in the classroom (and the last to leave at the end of the day).

Blogging started in 2008.

At Disney Institute i labeled my original, 2007, manila folder, “Web-Log”. This pre-dates the emergence of the word “blog”. For real.

That folder is where i put printed articles about this emerging self-publishing writing platform.

My original, and only, thought in 2007 was to harness this new, free, self-publishing platform as a marketing strategy for Disney Institute Facilitators to publish real time Disney Institute stuff.

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May 1, 2025, body

Germany roofline with white clouds
Epcot’s Germany roofline a few days ago.

Over-focusing on what i used to under-focus on or ignore.

To keep the ‘streak’ alive, i brainstormed an easy solution.

Keep writing “two hours a day”.

Whether it’s five daily, differently-themed blog posts or writing other things, it’s still writing.

Still a remarkable commitment.

That was the only way it would work.

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April 2, 2025, body

Text thread screenshot
Near the end of today’s 7-miler, i texted Alan. We then spoke for 15 minutes. It was fascinating. Ps. Alan lives nearby.

Alan is retired and his children are running his business now. Alan has a keen eye for seeing how AI could help his sons run their business.

Alan also listens to a lot of podcasts these days.

He shared three stories, one from each podcast that he said reminded him of me.

The first most compelling story featured Jordan Peterson moving his massive body of work to AI.

At the end of our chat, he said he would send me the result of a question he asked on X.

Alan described the results as a five minute Jeff Noel Ted Talk.

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April 1, 2025, body

Bug on a napkin in a man’s hand
In our garage before heading out for yesterday’s pre-roadtrip 5-miler, i spot a tired fly. Wondered if it would hop aboard a napkin…
5-second video: Context is everything. You know how skittish flies are. This is one exceptionally exhausted fly, and, hopefully, an exceptionally grateful fly.

The karma that started yesterday morning before ever heading out for a walk….

Could try to write about it yet it seems the photos and video say it all.

Humbled.

By yesterday morning.

By yesterday in Tampa.

By the blessing to write five-a-day for 16 consecutive years. Never missing a single day. Not one.

Note to self: Tell me that isn’t an insane example of (fill in the blank) ___________.

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March 31, 2025, body

We’ve already visited four Central Florida Honda dealerships over the weekend.

Our first stop today, Monday, is Tampa.

If it goes well, we are done. If it doesn’t we head north to Port Richey.

If all goes well, at either location, we drive two cars to the Comfort Inn for the night.

If it doesn’t go well, we still spend tonight (with one car) at the Comfort Inn just a few miles from the Gulf of Mexico.

Note: Walked five miles and did a nice no-gym gym workout early today.

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