20 years ago my daughter was born on this day. She was/is very special and dear. If you have little ones train them up well. The sacrifice is worth it. In less than 40 days she will enter the covenant of marriage. She has more wisdom than many twice her age. She will be a great wife and mother and we could not be more proud.

If I can have a car like this I’ll stay closer to home. #keepitsimple

Recently attending a first responder retirement for some brothers I observed something I hadn’t noticed before. There were some young guys (who arrived on duty, in uniform) who genuinely wanted to talk with the older guys. Several came up to me and told me they’d heard about me (not sure what that meant- good or bad). I looked over my shoulder, were they talking to me? They were. I’m thankful I had the opportunity back in the day to mentor some dudes coming up. It was SO good to see the men I had worked with and did life with for a long time. I had no idea the effect of our old friendship with a few of them until I saw them. The masks were off, the authenticity was sincere, and the love was strong. Here were men I had known fairly well but had long missed due to circumstances beyond my control. I digress. But the interest the young bucks seemed to have, wanting to understand and talk with us old dogs, it was refreshing to see. Energizing in fact. It gives me hope that there’s a generation coming up that wants to learn how to do their craft with excellence. If you’re perfecting your craft, becoming excellent at what it is you do… I like you already. In fact, I love you guys (and girls). Keep digging in, honing your excellence, and never never give up. Here’s to the next generation! 🫡

Learned today that I would be taking my 21 y/o son with special needs to his sleep study this evening. If you have an imagination, imagine a night on Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, trying to get all the EEG electrodes in someone who has sensory overload and doesn’t handle it well. That’s kind of it. Just tryin to keep it real. This young man is a gentle giant though and wouldn’t hurt a fly. Anyway, shout out to all the mom’s and dad’s of kids with something special going on. You make the world go round.

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And he did this before you knew Him. How can he do such a thing? Because He is God and he can just do things. Talk about a #proofofwork View quoted note →

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Saw a great movie the other night on Angel Studios, with Kevin James. Solo Mio. Absolutely 💯 the best movie I’ve seen this year. If you’re married or unmarried, kids or no kids. It’s great. Funny, kids appropriate, deep, and therapeutic even. Go watch it, you need a good laugh.

It’s hard to believe how fast they grow up. This daughter is getting married in May… She has a desire to be a great mom, a loyal and devoted wife and definitely a great friend. So thankful to be her dad. When you meet someone like her, you won’t forget. She’s a difference maker. We are given an opportunity to be fruitful and multiply. It’s our opportunity to create a proof of work right in our homes. Do you see it yet?

GM ☕️ So fun watching my fellow bitcoiners. Lots of advice on how to live. It’s great seeing y’all figure it out. If you’re raising a family you’re on your way. #alwayslearning #homesteading #homeschooling #nostr #coffeechain

Long rant, buckle up 🇨🇦🇺🇸 friends @SBNation Has an article today ragging on Team USA’s men’s hockey gold medal celebration, was “everything the NHL was trying to avoid.” Good, maybe the NHL will pull their collective DEI, woke head out of their —-. What a bunch of crap. Your take on this was so one sided and politically motivated. Not one word about the honorable conduct they displayed after the game, their respectful shaking hands, the well done and respectful interviews. 🇺🇸 Not one peep about the respectful conduct in the honoring of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau by skating with #13’s jersey on their victory lap and/or bringing the two young Gaudreau children ONTO THE ICE for the team’s championship picture. 🇺🇸 You could not have had a more authentic and sincere and self sacrificial moment than that scene after an epic game like that. RIP Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau. @Gaudreau5K It was one of the hardest fought 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 battles for the gold medal ever. The first period was the fastest hockey anyone has probably ever seen (IMO). Both teams were stacked and either team could have won. Both battled to the absolute end. This is what hockey players do, but that wasn’t the story that was written. Where have you been for 46 years? Did you even know our guys lost a well fought match back recently at the Four Nations Tournament. It’s 2026 and the tide has shifted, for we have waited forty-six long years for this victory. News Flash 💥Canadians🇨🇦 that think hockey is “their” game are only trying to convince themselves. Nobody took “your” game. We learned a lot from you. Thank you for being so good at it. What I witnessed of Team Canada while the silver medals were being given to them was nothing less than a repugnant attitude of “how awful to have to stoop so low as to receive this silver POS with this stupid teddy bear thing”. Disappointment? Sure. Angry? Ok. But what Team Canada displayed during the medal ceremony was more a display of thankless repugnance and less an example of humility and sportsmanship. Y’all play some of the best hockey on earth BUT you are not good sportsmen and we saw what you are made of. Everyone can tell who winners are by when they lose AND when they win. It just shows. The only graceful receipt of his silver that I watched was Canadian Mark Stone #61. I have taught others and my own kids both hard work and sportsmanship. @TeamCanada men’s hockey could learn from young kids about how to take a loss. It’s okay to lose a frickin game you idiots. We all know you wanted the gold. Thank you for providing us with the game of a lifetime against Team USA, but know this: the hockey world no longer revolves around Canada. It was your turn to lose gracefully. We all saw how well you received it. Oh yes, one more thing for Team Canada men’s hockey and SBNation that may cheer them up: “If at first you don’t succeed, fry, fry a hen”

@npub17e8h...xyw5 and I met last night. Really cool business, looking forward to freshen my vehicle with his handmade air freshener kit. Nice work Mike! See you soon.

It’s amazing to see, this time we’re in. None that I know personally but I read some about people losing their mind over the price of bitcoin. The cool thing about being a bit older is that we have some things in the rear view mirror; this thing is less than two decades old, but nothing compares. Life is so much more fun when the exit plan has been figured out. Y’all know what to do, just do it and enjoy the ride. If not, buckle up and take notes. This is not a test.

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GM nostr! It is -6F here, not usual for this area. Do something kind today. It brings a warmth that nothing else does. That and enjoy an excellent cuppa hot joe

GM It’s never too late to read Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Keep reading to your little ones. I read this to her long ago and guess what she got this Christmas? #reading

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My middle daughter got very dressed up to go to her (second) annual tradition of attending the Nutcracker, with her guy. I am proud of them, understanding they want to establish traditions in their life together. Making memories is one thing we’ve instilled in our kids: never take today for granted. Make the most of every day, for we only know a small bit of our story.

GM! I found a nice gently used kids guitar at the local thrift. This will be my kid’s second one. First one he beat on pretty good, neck is broken, missing a couple strings now. He now knows if he were ever to get a new guitar he’d have to treat it much better than his last one. He’s all in, so he says. Recently he’s been listening to the BeeGees and today he’s into “You Should Be Dancin’”. Thankful for this kid, who doesn’t whine about not enough time on a device. Just pivots to something else like playing “music”. Cultivating low time preference takes time. Seeds sown develop slowly, but it’s the most valuable time I’ve spent. Absolutely rich beyond measure. Also teaching humility which doesn’t come naturally to our sinful flesh. Anyway, that and homemade sourdough toast, @Oshi (推し) butter and good conversation with my boys makes this a day to remember. ☕️ Doesn’t always look like this but today this is productivity this morning. Building character, one hour, one day at a time.