The other evening, I was beginning to compose my blog for this week. About the football playoffs and choosing teams to root for even though they were not my usual hometown teams.

So, we are all aware of the tragedy of what is going on in CA over the last week or so. Massive fires tearing apart neighborhoods. Lost life, lost possessions, lost way of life. It is horrible to imagine the misery and fear that has been brought about. In my neck of the woods, we face a yearly threat of massive hurricane’s which can bring about flooding, lost housing, lost possessions and potentially, loss of life.

Last Friday, I participated in Career Day at a local middle school.  A close friend is a teacher at the school and runs the program.  She asked me to talk to the students about practicing law.  

A few weeks ago I made an appointment for my ENT for a hearing test.  Going into the test, I knew what the results would be. I was going to need hearing aids. And I was right.  I am getting fitted for hearing aids in a few weeks.  

The Football playoffs started yesterday and I paid no attention with my team (way) out of it. I did notice that I picked correct on yesterday’s outcome for a pool with my friend Eric that started with two seasons back. It often put us in the hate position of picking our team’s opponent even while we rooted for our team to prevail. That all said my focus remains on charity.

Have you ever had a day that felt like it lasted forever and another that vanished in the blink of an eye?   

We saw the new Dylan movie, A Complete Unknown, this past weekend and it was so good that I can't wait to see it again (and for a post 1965 sequel)!   

In a recent telephone conversation, the attorney on the other side of the dispute offered to draft the document reflecting our agreement to resolve the matter.“I’ll put pencil to paper.” He said.I haven’t heard that phrase in a while and it got me thinking