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Kurt Bell
Jan 23, 20232 min read
The Good Life - 01/23/2023 - Can’t reach for tomorrow *
Lots on my mind as I wrap up work this week and finish our preparation for Japan. Travel seems both easier and more challenging with...
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Kurt Bell
Jan 22, 20232 min read
The Good Life - 01/22/2023 - The color of virtue *
Just four work days left before a two week vacation. I was up last night thinking about work, planning how things will go while I’m...
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Kurt Bell
Jan 21, 20232 min read
Day 52 ocean swim
I barely beat nightfall tonight. Just a few seconds of direct, warm, sunlight before the day is gone. That’s alright. I’ll take whatever...
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Kurt Bell
Jan 20, 20232 min read
The Good Life - 01/20/2023- Done, if not finished *
It’s a Friday on and I’ve a plan to make very good use of the dawning day of work. Meetings, status reports and mapping out the...
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Kurt Bell
Jan 20, 20232 min read
Day 51 ocean swim
It feels like we’re really rounding the corner into the new year now. I will therefore allow myself no excuses for not working and...
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Kurt Bell
Jan 19, 20232 min read
The Good Life - 01/19/2023- Gaijin yakuza *
I’ve sighted opportunity on the horizon though I think I’m gonna pass. It’s too late now at this stage of my life. Not too late in terms...
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Kurt Bell
Jan 19, 20232 min read
Day 49 ocean swim
The storms have passed and our winter beach has returned to it’s familiar attitude and ways. It’s good to run again down and into the ...
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Kurt Bell
Jan 18, 20232 min read
The Good Life - 01/18/2023- Angela’s story *
Yesterday, I met Angela. She’s my age, and she’s at the beach every afternoon just like me. Angela sits in a tiny blue tent with her...
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Kurt Bell
Jan 18, 20232 min read
Day 48 ocean swim
Today I limbered up and ran two miles before my swim. Add to that the fact that I’ve only eaten a piece of bread and a small bowl of my...
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Kurt Bell
Jan 17, 20232 min read
The Good Life - 01/17/2023- And sunny days too *
I did another live on-line book signing last night. It was hard understanding and balancing the technology used to support the event, ...
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Kurt Bell
Jan 17, 20232 min read
Day 47: Running to the Huntington Beach Pier
This morning I did something new. I ran along the surf-zone all the way to the Huntington Beach Pier and back—two miles total, a new...
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Kurt Bell
Jan 17, 20233 min read
The Good Life - 01/16/2023- Luggage from the sea *
Today is a holiday, and I plan to use this free time to perform a mock job of packing for our upcoming trip to Japan. I’ll figure out and...
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Kurt Bell
Jan 16, 20233 min read
The Good Life - 01/15/2023- Mars blinking *
Emily came by last night to do laundry and have dinner. It was good to see her and catch up, though she lives just down the freeway from...
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Kurt Bell
Jan 14, 20232 min read
The Good Life - 01/14/2023- Daily into the sea *
I’ve skipped my ocean swim three days now due to the storms and the big waves. But mostly it’s the strong ocean currents which I see...
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Kurt Bell
Jan 12, 20232 min read
The Good Life - 01/12/2023 - Beyond reason *
Yesterday was momentous at work. It was like when climbing a mountain when we reach that ledge or ridge just below the summit and we...
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Kurt Bell
Jan 11, 20232 min read
The Good Life - 01/11/2023 - Seasoning our speech *
Last night, Yumiko found some nice properties in Japan which she shared with me. It’s my job then to locate these places on the map and...
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Kurt Bell
Jan 9, 20232 min read
Day 46 ocean swim
So incredibly cold! This wind! And that sky! I can’t type for the shaking of my hands. Beautiful! Just love it! #GoingAlone #TheGoodLife...
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Kurt Bell
Jan 9, 20232 min read
The Good Life - 01/09/2023- Consciousness rather than a soul *
I’ve been imagining sunlight lately. I can see the light of the sun in my thoughts. And I can feel the warmth of sunshine, even dull...
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Kurt Bell
Jan 8, 20232 min read
Day 44 ocean swim
I talked to a thirty-something year old surfer just now, looking down in the dumps by the stairs. He was dripping wet, watching his four...
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Kurt Bell
Jan 8, 20232 min read
The Good Life - 01/08/2023- Dirty sea *
I’ve added a new principal today to The Good Life creed. “Scriptwriting” builds upon a suggestion offered to me by Juan to take a more...
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