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Bluebird Days

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Welcome to Bluebird Days! This is a podcast about looking forward to the little things in everyday life. There seems to be a lot of negativity in the world these days. Or maybe it's just more visible now. I created this podcast because I want to bring some light and some optimism to my world and to yours, and to help us all focus on what excites us and what makes us happy. A little bit about myself: I'm a Gen Xer who feels like he's always on the move. I'm addicted to coffee, love to binge watch shows on our umpteen streaming services, and use brain rot words in everyday conversation to annoy...

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103 An Unprogrammed Weekend, and Teaching the Importance of Giving Back 30.01.2026 16:06

If you can hear a slight sigh of relief in my voice today, it’s because I’m looking at my digital calendar for this Saturday and Sunday, and for the first time in - I don’t know - two months? There are no blue blocks. No alerts. No "Departure in 15 minutes" notifications. In the second part of today’s episode, I talk about gratitude as an action and why it's important to us to teach our kids to gi...

102 It's Brain Bowl Season! 24.01.2026 13:57

Welcome to today's episode - “It's Brain Bowl Season.” I'm sitting here with my second cup of coffee looking out the window at the peaks on the horizon - we had a couple of fantastic bluebird days at Steamboat last weekend, and there’s been a fresh dusting of snow since then. It’s quiet right now, but if you know my house, you know that quiet is a rare commodity. Today I want to talk about somethi...

101 Welcome to Bluebird Days - Finding Joy in the Little Things; and Man I Can't Wait for a Long Weekend on the Slopes 16.01.2026 17:30

Hey there, and welcome to Bluebird Days, a podcast about gratitude and looking forward to the little things in everyday life. I'm super excited to kick off the new year with this podcast, about sharing my thoughts and experiences with you, and to learn about yours as well. The first part of today's episode is "Welcome to Bluebird Days - Finding Joy in the Little Things," where I introduce myself t...