Day: August 30, 2026

At this point I am pretty much known for putting my business out on the street. Business ain’t good. I think that I can fix some of it with a shift in mindset. All that accentuate the positives stuff does actually matter. What matters more is analyzing the people who are core to my life and really trying to think about the energy I give to people around me. There’s a popular Nipsy Hustle quote that goes, “If you look at the people in your circle and you don’t get inspired, you don’t have a circle, you have a cage.”

I don’t get inspired by a lot of them. Nor do they by me. Yes, there are a few outliers (including the Lady Talis, of course), but the mode I’m seeing is making me recognize that I need to be the one to bring inspiration. That right there has been the key change since I’ve been back in the states. I’ve been living in a cage. I’ve been letting that drive my mood and actions. I hide in rooms. I check out. I bury myself in tasks instead of creativity and love. I need to be an example instead of a victim.

As usual, easier said than done.

Some Thoughts:

1. Absolutely Bonkers Headline of the Day: “Trump cannot deport students for criticizing Israel, judge rules” I mean, why are we even bringing this to the courts? What happened to the USA?
2. Finding my way (slowly) back into fantasy writing. Good opportunities there for me to write a story I care about.

Worried about the UNI kid. He got sick like he did last year and it knocked him on his butt. It might have hit him so hard that he is no longer capable of starting at CB this upcoming week. He’s claiming he’s better or at least getting there, but I know what it is like when he’s being evasive and what that ultimately means. He’s hurting and it could mean he doesn’t play and that could be a spoiler for a kid trying to get to the FBS level and get a shot to go pro.

Every game counts. His little brother knows that. He locked in last night and put together some great tape. He picked off a pass for the first time since freshman year and added nearly a dozen tackles and a violent PBU on top of it. That’s a great start to the season right there. It is all a process. I’m hoping big bro gets to start the process next week, because he wants it so badly. I want it for him.

Some Thoughts:

1. Lil bro had that kind of game and they still lost. Offensive coaching is horrific. Multiple delay of game penalties trying to get the play in.