Significance of the Passage of Time, Tuning Out the Noise, Tuning Into the Frequency of Success, Welcome to the World HANK!

"The significance of the passage of time, right? The significance of the passage of time. So when you think about it, there is great significance to the passage of time. There is such great significance to the passage of time." – Kamala Harris

Good morning, how are you? How did you sleep? I'm fortunate to sleep 9 hours each night; I wake rested; it's a gift. 6:00 a.m. here, my cat is by my side, the sky is starting to lighten up, soon the sunrise will blast through, and morning will begin. But, for now, I'm in a premorning ritual that has been my life for many years.   

We worked from home yesterday, we had snow, not a lot, but it was enough to keep us in. Our kids headed home and landed safely in Indy. Cousin is still here and will leave Thursday. We go to the hot springs on Friday afternoon; we have a lot of work to do before leaving.

I guess I'll take a cue from our Vice President and give my take on the passage of time. Her eloquence is understated; she knows how to share her feelings articulately. So about time, it's a four-letter word that begins with t and ends with an e. To many, it is a construct, "I don't have enough time."  

Time rhymes with many words. Pine, thyme, sign, rhine, dine, shine, I could go on, but you can see the power of time and how it can rhyme. So it should not be lost that time also rhymes with rhyme. Time can go fast. "Time flies," and time can go slow. The older you get, the faster time goes; as a young person, I remember sitting in class and thinking each minute was akin to an hour.

Sorry, I'm just having some fun at the expense of the second most powerful person on the planet. When you pick a person not based on the content of their character but on boxes that are checked, you are asking for trouble, and I think the American people can see this woman is unfit for her position. I pray that Old Joe makes it through his term. Gerald Ford once said a woman would be president, but only after a man is elected and is unable to complete his time. God help us.

Some might say you cannot be critical of our vice president, and if you are, you are being racist and sexist. I will remind everyone that now is the best time to be racist. If everything is racist, nothing is racist. Racism exists, but the demand is much greater than the supply. If you find racism, let me know, and I'll stand with you to fight it.

I looked at the news; a headline yesterday is now being identified as possible misinformation. It's funny how one-day x is true and tomorrow x is false. Yesterday's story was about a Russian Super Sonic Missile, but today, the media claims it is just hype. What to believe, what to believe?

My wife just got up, as did Parker Van Halen. So the morning routine starts now. She will pour herself a cup of coffee; she will sit next to me as I finish this soup. She shared with me that our friends had a baby; Aaron and Kate bore Hank last night, his cousin Bo will be here soon. Bo and Hank will be the subject of a children's book I will write. I'm also going to create one for my son's daughters, the Adventures of Maylynn and Maleah.

I met a young man yesterday on a sales call. He was from Austin, TX. A nice young man had visited our website and noticed I was a published author. I asked if he wanted to write a book, and he has a couple of daughters and wants to write a book for them sharing lessons he has learned in life. I offered to help him when he was ready and gave him some tips on starting and tools to help him create quality content. If you have an idea for a book, I would love to help you make it a reality.  

I know I have shared this, but I think it is a great idea. I bought a little book, and on the cover, it says "reasons why I love you…." I get up, make coffee, and put the date in the upper right-hand corner. I now know the date before my first sip of coffee. I'll share one reason why I love my wife. This morning it was "I love your red bologna sauce."  My wife makes the best bolognese sauce, but I refer to it as her bologna sauce; it's magical and delicious. It's one thing to say I love you; it's another to share why you love someone every day of the year. Not all of the notes are shareable; some are private.

Fifteen degrees here, it's sunny, we should melt the dusting of snow we got yesterday, and we will be back in the 50s tomorrow. I've got lunch with a friend tomorrow; he asked if we were zooming or in person, and I fired back "in person!"  The pandemic closing ceremony was last week, and it didn't get a lot of press. We are living in the grandest time in the history of humanity; sure, the world is messed up, but at an individual level, you have more opportunities to do something fantastic, and that is the focus of us that can tune out the noise and tune into the frequency of success.

"The significance of the passage of time, right? The significance of the passage of time. So when you think about it, there is great significance to the passage of time. There is such great significance to the passage of time." – Kamala Harris