Temptation, Pansensual Donkey, Introducing Clint Our-us

"I can resist anything except temptation."
— Oscar Wilde 

Greetings from our mountain top chalet; it's a beautiful morning, quiet, peaceful, and a stunning sunrise. My cat is by my side, as is my coffee and fireplace. My back massager is gently swirling on my back; my wife and pup are still fast asleep upstairs. I woke up and drank about 20 ounces of ice-cold water to start my body hydrating. I now consume 100 or more ounces of water a day. The older I get, the more I appreciate nice ice water.

We arrived home from the hot springs at about noon. We got up and had breakfast with our friends; breakfast burritos. On our way home, we stopped and ran a call with our team, we had two new folks join, and we wanted them to meet the others. Our commercial team now has over 150 years of combined experience.

We got home, and one of our dog sitters, Josie, was working. She and her dog kept PVHT company while we were gone. We worked until 4:30; then I began cooking, I made some taco salad, it was great, we watched some silly show before heading to bed. We slept great; I got my nine hours in, my Queen will get ten. Sleep is important at our age.

Today we have lunch with a couple of friends, and then we are doing a site visit with one of our clients. So I'm looking forward to getting under the hood with this new opportunity. It's an unusual exposure, but I think it has the potential to be one of our largest clients one day.

I found a new news source; it's called Ground News, it's an aggregator that uses left, right, and middle news stories to show the actual truth. What is the absolute truth? Today we must piece and part various accounts from multiple sources to get an accurate version of the reality of our world. I just got a smart news update; it shared that Russia is reducing their attack on Kyiv; let me see what Ground news has to say. Wow, the top story is that Russia will scale back fighting near Kyiv to help peace talks. That's some pretty good news for a Tuesday.

I'm sure you saw the violet attack against the presenter at the Oscars. A young man told a harmless joke, and because words now cause harm, a man got on stage, and open hand slapped the presenter. The presenter showed some class, shook it off, continued, but the attacker should be held accountable. Violence should not be tolerated in any venue, let alone a cringe awards show where we common folk are told how to think and live.

It's 57 degrees here, it looks sunny, but we have some much-needed moisture coming in. we will be here one more night before flying back for a short stint with our Midwest family and friends. My wife is hosting a baby shower for our kid; I'm going to go see some clients and, hopefully, our new grandbaby.

As we were driving home, we listened to NPR, and there was a guest sharing that there is always going to be strife in the world, and we must acknowledge the battle but refuse to let it consume us. The analogy I'll use is the pandemic; some people bought into the fear porn pushed by our political leaders and the media. Others, like us, continued to live our lives not in fear but with a focus on protecting our freedoms. It was an excellent experiment to test the will of the people.

My wife and pup are now up; my wife is sitting to my left, sipping coffee. I just got my first kiss; I think this might be a phenomenal day. Every day is a fabulous day if you have the correct mindset. I see sunshine and puppies today; the clouds will not deter my spirit; I will lean into every human connection I make and try and use my gifts to make each interaction memorable.

There you have it, the thoughts, ideas, and ramblings of a man that identifies as light tan, I got some sun at the hot springs, and I've got a little glow to my usually ivory shade. I think my pronouns are majestic and unicorn. So I will identify as a pan sensual donkey and my name today is Clint Our-us. We are blessed to live in a time where people can identify as anything they choose; thank you, the universe, I was born at the right time!

"I can resist anything except temptation."
— Oscar Wilde