The Judging of Oneself Through the Bookshelf: A Study of the Relaxed and...
This weekend I tried to relax. Friday night. While the other youth were out parading the streets in what I know to be their third Halloween costume of the season, I was at home throwing bath salts...
View ArticleLife Lessons for Everyone’s Monday. With Harry. Take II.
My new favorite celebrity popped back into my life this weekend. This guy is quite charming and recently, I’ve been learning some life lessons from him. I first mentioned this stud a few weeks ago as...
View ArticleThe Main Thing on My to-do List is Attacking My to-do List
This week, my friend Irene (below) – the one who is always providing the food for thought that I incorporate into this blog – (I think her Internet is different than mine) – shared a posting by Jon...
View ArticleMessin’ About On Boats: A Spontaneous Vacation
I love surprises. I love being spontaneous. I love getting away. Even when it’s to the neighborhood French bistro at 9:30 PM on a Sunday — that’s 2 hours where I forget it all, drink wine and stuff...
View ArticleNew Year’s Resolutions in Reverse: A Good-bye to 2013
The first few days of the New Year are upon us. This can only mean one thing: New. Year. Obligatory. Post. Just in case the other 97627346 bloggers, hard-hitting CNN journalists (seriously – CNN –...
View ArticleWAIT. Everyone doesn’t suck?
I was planning on writing about friendship bracelets and “friends forever” necklaces in the post-adolescent years, but then something monumental happened. For a hot second, my entire day got flipped...
View ArticleFailing = Awesome
Recently, one topic has been popping up again and again in front of my face. The necessary and often positive outcomes of failure. The topic seems messed up, but upon further inquiry, it’s totally dead...
View ArticleSurprise Heroes
This week, while on vacation in South Florida, I received an e-mail from one of my managers notifying me that I needed to be present at a meeting in Florida and needed to extend my stay. And since the...
View ArticleValentines Day
It’s February 14, 1994. I’m 8. It’s year 3 in the USA. Somehow mama has assimilated fast enough to grasp the eyebrow-raising traditions of the Hallmark holidays. Valentines Day is right up her ally. My...
View ArticleThe Olympics of Inspiration: The Olympics (what else??)
The Olympics are here. This means precisely 3 things. 1) Every tech gadget I own, including the original iPod touch, is in use, sometimes simultaneously, to stream events, watch replays, double...
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