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to a line in the backyard chris wasted no time in using our newly installed air dryer and hung our freshly washed sheets and pillow cases out to dry shortly after i finished putting it up i am certain that it will get plenty of use throughout the summer it probably won t save a great deal in energy costs but it is nice to do a little something that feels a little green and is better for some of our clothes i suppose it is time to figure out how i am going to work with and against nature today there is always work to be done john posted by john a hill at 10 46 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels gardening going green sunday may 10 2026 sunday morning thoughts happy mother s day to all you moms and mothers i ve mostly enjoyed being lazy these past few days the outside work that i have accomplished has been pretty minimal i need to get busy i haven t yet caught up on the work i missed while gone and yet new things are piling up while i m going to baseball games or smoking cigars unfortunately i am unburdened by worry and it will all get done in due time or maybe it won t as i said i am unburdened by worry thursday morning i began a thursday theology post that went unfinished and unpublished i didn t delete it yet and i may get back to it at some point it is difficult to express my thoughts on god and how all of the faith spiritual stuff now figures into my life and personal being it s quite far removed from how i once believed it all should my personal deconstruction has gone much further than others that i have talked to about their own deconstruction journey so it feels a little lonely out here heresy has few friends even among heretics i think i still have too many questions to be able to say that i firmly believe in something maybe i will continue the post by finding those things that i do believe in for now and work around the things that i will forever question what are you reading i have read 24 books of my 52 book goal and am currently reading the buddha and the bee biking through america s forgotten roadways on an accidental journey of discovery by cory mortensen non fiction and the watchmaker s daughter by c j archer fiction be well my friends john posted by john a hill at 8 33 am 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels books religion thursday theology wednesday may 06 2026 wednesday wisdom and other thoughts when i decided to cut my mexico trip short i noticed that the springfield cardinals would be in town this week and had a day game on wednesday today i was looking forward to going until the forecast is for 50 10 c degrees at game time watching baseball in long pants and a jacket is not my idea of a great time i ve done it wrigley field in april but i think i ll take a pass today there will be plenty of baseball later in the season i have gone from getting sweaty walking home from the coffee shop and getting into the pool to sipping my home brewed coffee in sweat pants and a sweat shirt side note why is pants plural i m not wearing two of them it s a good thing i didn t pack them away with some of my other winter clothes i ve been thinking that i don t really like that out of my hat has turned into more of a daily diary than a blog with any kind of significant content the thing that keeps me writing is that it seems to be good for me even the decision to write or not write brings a kind of thoughtful balance to my day it s more about writing things down for my own benefit than about sharing thoughts reading comments and getting feedback is a bonus finding that others sometime have the same struggles and similar experiences or thoughts is comforting misery loves company right the decline in overall readers over the years no longer bothers me i m sure that reducing my facebook friends list from nearly 1 000 to around 250 and leaving the evangelical world had a lot to do with that i m doing just fine without the large community of fake judgmental people and no longer feel pressured to live out a dual life myself the life people expect of me and my real life i very much appreciate my quiet contemplative retired life i may not be doing much to bring about peace in the world but neither am i doing much to stir up strife maybe that s a win i ll keep writing for me but maybe try to address significant content a little too john posted by john a hill at 10 22 am 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels baseball life as a senior citizen life as an introvert meme wednesday wisdom writing monday may 04 2026 monday meditation it is the first monday in may and i am enjoying my coffee on the deck the wake up temperature was a breezy 60 15 c degrees and looks like it will be another beautiful day in the ozarks as i sit and sip my coffee i am contemplating the simplicity of my life and wondering if i would benefit from a more active appreciation of it i m wondering if i should be seeking things to enjoy rather than just passively enjoying what comes my way in truth i should be doing both it s just that i haven t ever really considered actively pursuing appreciation of the world around me what would that look like is planning to go to the river or lake with my kayak a more active appreciation of nature if my purpose is to enjoy nature is it different from kayaking for exercise and then realizing the beauty that surrounds me i think that i am generally appreciative of the good things in life i m not sure that i ever really seek them out also i m not really sure that i need to maybe finding good in tough situations is something to consider it is easy to sit here in the peacefulness of the morning and appreciate the sights and sounds of the morning it s easy to work the soil and see the future flowers that will bloom in a few weeks but sometimes it feels too easy sometimes it feels like i should have to do something to earn the right to experience the beauty that surrounds me maybe that is a part of the gift the beauty exists whether or not we recognize it maybe it doesn t matter if we seek it out or if we notice it in passing the moment that we find it or recognize it is the same either one is enough to steal our breath for a moment and force us to pause to admire both the simplicity and complexity of the world around us maybe just being aware enough to notice the beauty around us is the key it s just stuff i m thinking about this morning john posted by john a hill at 10 10 am 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels mindfulness monday meditation sunday may 03 2026 shhh one of the things that really stands out when returning home from time in puerto vallarta is the quiet since it is a mere 40 4c degrees outside and i am enjoying my coffee inside it seems especially quiet i am looking forward to the quiet days and even quieter nights that my rural retirement allows me to enjoy with the exception of re adapting to the cooler temperatures settling back into the simple routine of an overweight retired guy living in the midwest will come quite easily the yard definitely needs some attention and i think i will get right after it today the afternoon promises to be sunny and warm without the humidity that i ve been experiencing in the tropical beach area around puerto vallarta sitting on the mower for a few hours seems like a fine way to ease back into the daily yard work routine the weeding tilling and planting can wait for another day another noticeable thing about returning home is how much greener it is than when i left just a few weeks ago perhaps the bright green is more noticeable because the tropics are at the end of the dry season and much of the vegetation is brown and anxiously waiting for the summer rains the trees here are so green the flowers are blooming and the hummingbirds have returned in spite of the cool nights i am convinced that summer is on its way while it is true that i would be happy living in a tropical ocean area it is also true that i have an incredibly good life here in the ozarks of southwest mo swmo i m sure that adding a swimming pool and some kayaking to the mix will make this summer even better just another day in the life of john posted by john a hill at 8 48 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels gardening just another day travel saturday may 02 2026 travel day it s travel day need i say more i am hoping for no delays smooth tsa customs interactions and an empty seat next to me or maybe some big bucks to swap flights with someone that just has to get back to the us being retired can have bonus perks air travel is a wonderful thing right up until it isn t wish me well john posted by john a hill at 9 17 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels travel friday may 01 2026 hasta proxima mis amigos it s may that means we are half way through spring and well on our way to summer if my 3 weeks in puerto vallarta are any indication of what is to come we are in for a hot summer this year the warmer than usual pacific waters mean we could be experiencing a super el niño event this year oh boy i am ending my short stay in pv tomorrow yesterday we took a trip to guadalajara with a stop in tequila in tequila we toured the arette distillery and then continued on to guadalajara for the chivas women s play off game it was my first professional soccer game and we got to see a winner one of the women scored and set the all time record for career goals scored by any chivas player men or women i wish them well as they continue in their post season play i ll write more about the tour and trip in a later post today we ll be driving back to pv and tomorrow i will be heading home it will be great to see chris and i know there is plenty of work ahead of me i am also looking forward to going to some local ballgames and maybe breaking out the inflatable kayak for some summer paddling while i do love the time i get to spend in mexico i also know that i am fortunate to live where we do and i enjoy the life we have there as well hasta proxima mis amigos john posted by john a hill at 8 39 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels sports travel newer posts older posts home subscribe to posts atom translate about me john a hill view my complete profile welcome to my blog for twenty three years i was an air traffic controller i am now retired and have other interests to keep me busy like me on facebook be sure to let me know that you came from my blog visit my other blog healthy living by an unhealthy guy follow me on twitter follow magicianary followers labels anti discrimination 3 apologetics 18 astronomy 57 atc 59 baseball 12 book 1 books 80 bucket list 2 camp 39 caught being nice 13 challenge 4 characters 33 christmas 129 cigars 21 coffee 49 coffee conversations 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