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Kurt Bell
Jan 2, 20232 min read
Day 40 ocean swim
First swim of the year. Incredible winds. But nevermind. Cold water. Nevermind. Pain in my joints, damn arthritis. Nevermind. Age ...
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Kurt Bell
Jan 1, 20232 min read
LIVE Book Illustration - Going Alone - For Evelyn in New York City
Join me while I personalize a copy of Going Alone before sending it to a reader in New York City. Evelyn seems an upbeat, optimistic...
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Kurt Bell
Jan 1, 20232 min read
The Good Life - 01/01/2023 - New years resolve *
My resolve for the new year is to be more attentive to the discipline of my thoughts, to lay out an agenda and quota for my day’s work,...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 31, 20222 min read
LIVE book reading - Going Alone - The Path of Wildness
It’s time for a cold and rainy morning live book reading of Going Alone, from the wet sands in front of tower 18 in Huntington Beach,...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 31, 20222 min read
The Good Life - 12/31/2022 - Swim in the rain, or swim in the clear
I am excited for 2023 like I have not been excited for any new year before. It’s because I’m living now less year to year as on a life ...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 31, 20222 min read
The Senior Hike - With Parker Bell
I sure enjoyed my hike yesterday with my nephew, Parker. I hope he will come explore with me together in Japan one day. Oh, the places...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 31, 20222 min read
Day 37 ocean swim
One day left in 2022. Bring it on. I’m ready to splash through to the other side and sprint hard into whatever comes of 2023. Let’s get...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 31, 20222 min read
Day 36 ocean swim
Going back to Japan, huh? What’s that feel like? Like an adventure! A great big and huge, adventure. It feels exactly like the first...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 28, 20223 min read
The Good Life - 12/28/2022 - Boys playing soccer in the rain *
Another rainy swim yesterday. On the way to the beach I readied my mind for a cold walk across the wide Huntington sands, and a colder...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 28, 20222 min read
Day 35 ocean swim
The very best thing about going alone is the being alone, and the more alone the better. It’s a cold and rainy evening, and I’ve...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 27, 20223 min read
The Good Life - 12/27/2022 - Alone for donuts
I built a sandcastle at the beach yesterday. It was a silly thing to do at my age, but I was very cold after my swim, and I wasn’t ready...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 27, 20222 min read
Day 35 ocean swim
Yumiko sent me to the beach today. It was after lunch, with some shopping yet to do, and she said ”Don’t you want to go for a swim?” So ...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 26, 20223 min read
The Good Life - 12/26/2022 - An evening to remember
Yesterday was very nice. A lovely Christmas Day. In the evening, before dinner, Yumiko and I walked to the end of the pier to watch the...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 25, 20221 min read
Day 33 ocean swim
Merry Christmas! I received today the good fortune of another day of life. I promise I won’t waste it. #GoingAlone #TheGoodLife #Purpose...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 25, 20222 min read
LIVE Book Illustration - Going Alone - For Jan S. in Germany
Join me while I personalize a copy of Going Alone before sending it along on its way to a customer in Germany. #GoingAlone #TheGoodLife...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 25, 20222 min read
The Good Life - 12/25/2022 - Merry Christmas
The old body is being a bit of a grump now on Christmas Day. The doctor confirmed my growing joint pain is arthritis, which feels more...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 25, 20222 min read
LIVE book reading - Going Alone - The Anxiety Hike
It’s seven AM here on the Pacific Coast and time for another live reading of my book Going Alone. Today, it’s chapter five, The Anxiety ...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 23, 20222 min read
The Good Life - 12/23/2022 - Running down
The coffee was slow to kick in this morning, which is no big deal as it’s Friday and get to start work a half hour later than usual....
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Kurt Bell
Dec 22, 20222 min read
The Good Life - 12/22/2022 - Working from work *
Moving quick this morning, I’ve got somewhere to go—working from the office in fact, a real treat these days. No, I’m not one for working...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 20, 20222 min read
The Good Life - 12/20/2022 - When life is “done”
My life is "done" now when I complete these videos each morning. It’s interesting to me how ending these daily videos with the words “my...
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