Life | Jeff Turner

Bumping My Head Was The Best Thing That Happened To Me This Year

September 29, 2026 By Jeff Turner 7 Comments

Sometime in late March, I leaned in to get something from our car, and when I stood up, thankfully, I wound up bumping my head on the latch.

Last night’s “Thankful Fors” around our family table was perhaps one of the last in this home. I didn’t make it through without breaking down.

Paul Brainerd, the inventor of desktop publishing, died on February 15. I read about it Saturday morning in the New York Times. He changed my life.

I kicked off 2025 by writing three short posts about “new habits.” How did those habits hold up under a full year of real life?

I’m here to tell you that I am well and truly head over heels in love with my new granddaughter. Perhaps “in love” is a bit of an understatement.

Running Out Of Saturdays is a love letter to every human who shaped his life. And to every version of himself that has shaped the man he is.