There are items all around us all of the time, usually dismissed because of repeated use. And then there are other items that almost seem to blindside you with the impact that they have made in years past. This is about the latter.

Selling a car is difficult, but buying a car? Also difficult. It’s just a stressful time, especially as an introvert where I might prefer to just do my car shopping online and not call or talk to a single person. But that’s not really an option when buying a used car because it is best-practice to get a feel for the car before you make such a large purchase.

I had a 2012 Ford Focus, and it is the third vehicle that I have sold. With the practice of video editing, I thought it would be fun to create a short car commercial of my car, and then post it on Craigslist. I managed to sell it in 4 days.

Leo’s birthday just passed in February, which makes him now twelve (human) years old. I have a difficult time dealing with mortality, in general, but seeing my aging best friend who will always be that little puppy I picked up at the adoption center has been especially difficult. Aging is SO natural. It’s a part of life, but that doesn’t stop it from being an incredibly challenging time when I think about our future together. Time is a limited gift, and so we must enjoy it now.

I made a mistake. I think it’s important to share my failures, as well as wins, to remember what has passed and what lessons I can take away from each experience. I can now see why history is so important to study. If we do not study history, it is bound to repeat itself. So after owning my drone, not even a few months, I crashed it. Woe is me.

About a week ago I bought a drone (DJI Mini 2), but it stayed in the packaging. There are at least 2 reasons for this: 1) I am nervous that it will crash; 2) I don't want to invade others' privacy.