David Crosby died, age 81. This one hurts – I loved love Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young’s music. Most of their songs are iconic; they’re eternal in my life. David lived a hard life – he’s looked 80+ for a lot of years. I’ll have to listen to some CSN&Y music this weekend in his honor.

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My DVR recorded 8 random episodes from the middle of The West Wing’s final season, season 7. I say “my DVR recorded” because the selection of episodes seems random, and if I had chosen it would have recorded the whole season. Whatever. But I’ve watched those the last couple of days, and it’s still so good. One side effect – I hope that I never have to see the Edie Falco/ASPCA commercial featuring dozens of cold, sad chained-up dogs again. Breaks my heart to see that, and they show it constantly.

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The rain is over for a week in Socal, so it’s time to get out and walk a little. Maybe some golf, maybe a few photography walks. Though I have enjoyed holing up in the house watching the rain – it finally feels like a proper winter.

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Been thinking about my Dad a lot lately. He would have been in his glory these last few weeks, with lots of pro football on TV, plus the UK basketball games. We compared notes on the UK games a couple of times each week the last few years, and I miss that. He was good to talk with once we got him off the painkillers (2020).

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I received some very bad news about my friend John from Ohio. He and I were close during my 20s in Ohio, and while we drifted apart and lived separate lives in our 40s and 50s, you never forget someone you were that close to. John has been fighting a bad case of cancer, and it’s taken a turn for the worse. I’m still hoping for a medical miracle.

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Finally, yesterday I was elected President (they have a President rather than a Chairman) of the board of directors for San Diego Health Connect, a non-profit providing health data integration services for the San Diego region. It’s a smaller role than the board work I did for 211 San Diego, but it should be interesting and impactful. I’ve always had an interest in how clinical data can/should be shared across health care organizations, and now I can turn some of that interest into action. Board work is a good thing for me in semi-retirement – plays to my strengths without being a 9 to 5 soul crusher.