Right Where I'm Supposed To Be

Todd's World Weekly - Vol. 5

Feb 06, 2026

Do you ever doubt some of your choices?

Or wonder if you should be living a different life?

I think it’s only human, and we all do it from time to time; I know I sure do. Especially on the days when I’m not sure I really like “me” all that much.

Fortunately, those days are relatively rare. Most of the time, overall, I kind of like the 2026 version of me … and I’ve been shaped by everything that’s happened in my past; whether it was decades ago, or just last week.

I’m not sure if some of you are aware, but I was a military BRAT growing up. We lived all over the country and the world. My real formative years were when we lived in Hawaii and I was “forced” to go to the beach every weekend.

Then we moved to California, where I had my first work experience, made some good friends, and played a whole lot of golf, including on the high school team. After California, we moved to England, where I graduated from Lakenheath High School, and on the weekends got to visit places like London and Cambridge.

Finally, my dad retired and we moved to Florida. I lasted about 6 months before I joined the Air Force myself in about the most dramatic fashion I could imagine.

Let’s fast forward a little bit through my own 24 year Air Force career, and 10+ years so far as a civilian weather forecaster. What’s really shaped me these past couple of years has been moving back to Arizona, starting a relationship with Kelly, and navigating this “Bradybunchesque” situation we find ourselves in as our teens finish up their last couple of years of high school.

This has been challenging at times, to say the least.

But it’s where I’m supposed to be.

I mostly think about that concept in relation to my personal life. But I’m also pretty sure that the right here, right now, is also the sweet spot for my Substack journey …

A little over 4 months after starting this new account, I’m now to the point where I’m no longer mostly talking to myself. Pretty much everything I post either to notes, or here on the blog gets some interaction … and more importantly, it’s from people who I’ve gotten to know.

I’m pretty sure this site will keep growing over time. But I’m not even sure that will necessarily be a good thing.

My primary goal for this site it to make real connections, and I’m concerned that maintaining those connection might be harder as the number of people following or subscribing continues to grow.

Substack doesn’t really have a way to build lists, feeds, or favorites within Notes (maybe they should?) . In the meantime, I think what I am going to do is make a new page, where I can build my own list of “Substack Friends”, then make that my first stop when I log into the app.

Ideally, even a year or two down the road, if I have thousands of subscribers, I’ll still be able to go to that page to see what the friends I’m making now are up to.

(I’m not going to share this right now, as it’s still a draft, and I don’t want to accidentally leave anybody off … but I may link it at the top of my page in the future)