Day: June 20, 2026

There are nights when I say to myself, “Man, why didn’t I figure this love thing out sooner?” It seems so simple now. I think all things feel like that once you’ve done all the wrong things and stumbled backwards into the right one. I’m at that point now, understanding that one of the keys to a loving and healthy relationship is having that desire to share new experiences with your partner and actually being committed to having fun with each other. The thing that gets me really excited about this revelation is that we’ve known this from day one. I’m not saying she and I knew we were meant for each other. We did realize how good it felt to spend time with a person that, to paraphrase my daughter, “didn’t suck the whimsy out of you.” I suspect that this is the source of our bond–we find actual joy in each other’s presence and together can turn simple days and experiences into heartfelt activities. In short, we can really have fun doing nothing. We can also have fun trying new stuff.

This came to pass recently as we went to an Art Battle. I love art and cannot do art in the physical fashion. I enjoy watching it and to be able to see artists create something in 20 minutes that is worth spending hundreds of dollars to own… madness. It wasn’t just experiencing the show. It was experiencing it with her and feeling safe and vulnerable and having a partner who is there with you and not there judging you or defending their own fragile ego or nursing their own fears and incongruences in the space. We just went out and tried stuff and it was dope. Then, we ate pizza.

That is how love should look.

Some Thoughts:

1. Absolutely Bonkers Headline of the Day: “A top banker tried to sway Pope Leo XIV on rare earth mining” Really out here begging for approval to wreck the planet. Bankers are the type of people who often think they are good but are in reality anything but. Heck, everything but.

Not a lot I want to say in terms of a cohesive post. I’d rather leap right into…

Some Thoughts:

1. Absolutely Bonkers Headline of the Day: “President Donald Trump unveils the new Air Force One, a converted Qatari jet” Politics aside, this is wild. He said, “Now, when we land at airports in London and in Germany and different places, nobody tops this one, and that’s the way we have to have it for our country,” Trump said, noting that the colors and the design were to “my taste, I will say.” Yeah, but here is the thing: This is a used jet the Qatari royals gave him because they wanted a newer and better one–we’re presently waiting till 2028 for one on their level, so the whole thing is wrecked from the start. Bro is catching hand me downs and talking about having top shelf.
2. Soccer is in full Cup swing. The USA beating Australia 2-0 means instant invite to the knockout round. So now they ought to run the bench squad for the rest of this qualifier and make sure everyone is healthy moving forward. Group D did not look strong. Australia was the real test and the 2-0 win actually proved the team has a decent defensive side. This could bode well next round, but I don’t feel ‘Knicks’ level confidence here.
3. I do feel pretty confident that the kid is down to two choices for his college. He’ll say three: Hawaii, Tulane, and Oregon State. I have my opinions about what he should do, but he’s thinking about things differently than I am to be sure. It is also his future, to be clear.