First walk to Café Noto in over a week.  First latte.  Wind, lots of it.  Started laundry, putting away clothes later, my laundry and Chardonnay party.  But now, nothing much to write or report.  P… | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

Sensei Language With

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@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

12:36 Another meeting at 1.  Then a break.  Break from coffee.  Listening to a virtual meeting, one recorded months ago.  Going to do well here, I know.  I’ve decided so, b… | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

One meeting down and another in 15.  Metaphor of drinking from the firehose.  Somewhat applicable, hate the way that sounds and the thought of all this water coming at me.  Don’t fee… | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

8/1000

(No title) ….. Just bobbing my head Humans interest me no Today and never | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

Journal writings, one line reading how I’m teaching myself to write all over again.  

To not care, just put everything to page.  Dinner done, light dinner, rest of gyro and an Oliver’s mini-Caesar wit no chicken.  Now some Mourvedre and Thievery Corporation the more music after in o… | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

Test in progress.  Hoping for negative.  Training all day, didn’t sleep well.  Miss the kids and kept thinking about them, Jack and how he’s doing with his most recent covid stint.  Break over in 1… | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

1:17 not hungry for lunch, took a shower instead.  Have a call any minute, till then collecting and looking through notes.  All this technology, new technology anyhow I’ll speak it. … | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

journal

More nasal-y and couch prone this morning than yesterday from what I remember.  Plenty of sleep, ready for day and training on some CRM or lead gathering program.  Day 4 today, hoping and… | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

&me

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@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

Felt self falling into some pessimism, a mood, some ire.  Stopped it, focused on gratitude, finding it walking from the loft down here to my office.  This desk, some water in cup then moving little… | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

Good sleep last night, no fever to speak of.  

Testing today and hoping for a negative, but I don’t think that’ll happen.  Doing it anyway, for some edification, or something. Somewhat of a holding pattern at work.  Not much I can do remot… | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

5/1000

I could restrain ….. But where’s the gain, how Would that benefit my kids How they see daddy | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

Training over… now for lunch. 

Company Door Dash gift, ordered from Skillets here in Windsor, a place my kids and I used to frequent quite a bit back in the day.  Figured out a couple tech issues on my own, which somewhat shocke… | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

Monday October 17th, 2022 

8:04am, settling in, preparing notes and questions.  Temp this morning is 98.5, so definitely on the mend.  Not much to prep for just putting self in character.  About to email partner Jason, let h… | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

Katie drops off medicines and thermometer, juice and other things and my heart is full.  Emotional, and quicker than usual.  Put laundry in dry and that’s where I stop.  Not doing an… | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

Covid Mike Madigan Day 1

Definitely feeling better than last night but nothing what normal would constitute.  Lots of sleep, shower this morning, put on laundry and notice I have somewhat of an obsessive compulsive dote to… | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

5:52

And… Couple hours later, and I’m Covid positive. It finally got me. Symptoms right now sniffles runny nose a little cough and scratchy throat but I feel just out of it, like I’m floating, like ther… | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

10/15/22

Busy day of course.  Bed well before 10 and up before 6:40 alarm.. First event of note, Henry when I wasn’t lookin either fucking kneed or head butted Emma in the nose, with his little melon head. … | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

Starting the morning,

cold and slow. | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

5:51 – All three here.  Still don’t feel 100, but will make it.  

Getting some stuff done in office before loft duty.  Dinner taken care of, tonight should be smooth.  Tomorrow, TBD.  Sound, planned activities after chill morning we always have on our Sundays. No… | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

2/1000

None title If it all left me Imagine air’s suggestion See paths better, kiss | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

10/14/22 9:51 making way through receipt piles then pile of papers and files to file.  Want to be as paperless as possible, for this office to truly give off the vibe of minimalism – sim… | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

Haiku Challenge to SELF

1/1000 Skip It Midas, no gold hand Everything bottled, switches Friday myth hit wish 10/13/22 | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

Marked Point

What if I lost place Any difference, no telling So back forth, stray | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

3:03, leaving in about 40 minutes.  Took a covid test after learning my friend’s daughter just tested positive and I was around them the other night.  Negative, thankfully.  I’ll be honest I though… | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

Breathing, no stress.  Anxiety again denied existence powers or any voice, gravity.  

Got store run out of the way for kids, big kids tonight, preparing for this new story…. My thoughts and attitude going in. Thinking about EVERYTHING…. Work and the kids, this page, today and how ti… | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

Time

A reminder. | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

Letter to

….. The old self minutes Ago, gone and away cold Sit, purpose, love more | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

10/12/22

Two pieces edited down.  Three to go.  For the winery profiles.  Not taking an assignment like this again for a while.  Forgot how stressful the deadlines are, and appeasing editors. Hour and six m… | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

something…

No longer in Beelzebub’s cocina – MY words are revolver rounds –  The ones with their decelerations become ballerinas … I should be  Quiet – okay, but their cuckoo’s nest not… | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

(No title)

Ignoring that What afflicts, the barbs expected No mirror now, just voided Smiling at this wall and that one The door opening it | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

Picking up final check today.  One thing I thought of adding to the list was Divorce, and writing about it.  But honestly, and I know it could help someone, male or female, I j just don’t… | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

Wine

Art always… | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

That Eric Hilton album, what I wanted, needed right now feeling some swarming anxiety quakes.  Not sure what’s causing them and I don’t have too much time to deconstruct or analyze… pushing th… | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

My mission today is about consolidation, simplification, singularization. 

Smooth jazz seems to be my new go-to in the morning.  Can’t break that consistency and why would I if it works, if it contributes to my zen and A.M. peace.  One list, then another. Seeing everythin… | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

10/10/22

One story ends, another starts.  Call at 10:30, then errands after that.  Odds, ends, and just calm.  Yesterday was absolutely draining at the winery… pleasant and positive of course, just long.  M… | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

Strain Game

Something to the light Needle, addiction, the looks I’d rather in books | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

#vinolit

Music…. | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

Beginning to think Windsor and its Green are my Paris.  My new Paris.  Grateful. %%%%% After a power nap.  I’m awake with a vicious pursuit, music and happiness, to do EVERYTHING for… | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago

R

Am I what, annoyed Yes, cuz they can just move mouth No question, just nod | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 1 year ago