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Blog Memoirs of a Renaissance Man The Adventures of Adi and David

The Feast Before the Fast

The island is alive, and the drumbeats carry all the way to our wraparound porch on 33rd, steady and insistent, only a few short blocks from the parade route lined thick along 25th. Mardi Gras has arrived, and with it Galveston braces for a weekend of unabashed celebration. Sirens from fire engines slice through the […]

David 2 weeks agoFebruary 15, 2026

Blog Memoirs of a Renaissance Man Quietude The Elegant Universe

Rumi’s Life-Changing The 3 Gates of Speech

Quietude on Amazon Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary? The great Sufi poet, Rumi, believed that before we speak, our words should pass through three gates. Each gate asks a simple question, yet each one carries weight. Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind? These poignant questions aren’t meant to […]

David 1 month agoJanuary 26, 2026

Blog Memoirs of a Renaissance Man The Adventures of Adi and David The Elegant Universe

The Chord That Knows the Way

“Now I’ve heard there was a secret chord that David played, and it pleased the Lord.” The lyrics lingered in the room, the first sounds of the day, as the cold settled into the Big House. Winter had slipped through the old walls and made itself known without apology. Our home, built in Victorian times, […]

David 2 months agoJanuary 3, 2026

Blog Memoirs of a Renaissance Man The Adventures of Adi and David Travel

The Labyrinth’s Road To Confluence

The ocean calls each morning — a gentle whisper inviting us to leave the mark of God upon the sand. We go not out of duty, but because to stay away would be to deny the call He placed in our hearts. With rake in hand, and a fire poker I’ve adopted as my pencil, […]

David 3 months agoJanuary 25, 2026

Blog Memoirs of a Renaissance Man The Adventures of Adi and David Travel

Maybe: A Lesson in Letting Go

The sunset found us on the road home, painting the journey with a quiet sense of inevitability. The drive back to Galveston was, for the most part, uneventful. We got a later start than expected — life on Sovereignty Ranch has a way of filling every hour — but we were grateful to take our […]

David 4 months agoJanuary 25, 2026