One hit wonders in the workplace: From the delightful to the utter bore of slacktivism The other day while driving to some weekend activity, I heard several one hit wonders on the radio. Eagle Eye Cherry’s Save Tonight came on as did Jacob Dylan’s One Headlight. I […]
My life has always been about there being two sides “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” — Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities When I was young, I entered many story telling contests. In third grade I won one of them […]
The dark side of living each day as if it were your last I recently read someone’s Facebook post that had me laughing for a few minutes. This particular individual is quiet dark so most of their posts are dark, dark humor. Their post noted that if […]
I am Pandartados: warrior goddess for social justice with a sense of curiosity, whimsy and humility I am revved up this morning as I run on the treadmill. I’m a bit peeved at the daring idiocy of some people. I should know better than to read work emails […]
Fear The blood drips It’s dark and menacing Fear Need a fenced-in crib For the day of reckoning Fear Legs cannot stand upright While the blood circles about Fear Don’t shine the floodlight The body builds up a shout Fear The blood drips The stomach curls The bile […]
No Time For Procrastination: the Gates of Hades are Opening in Two Weeks What will you be doing July 27th 2014? As I noted last summer to many’s delight and fright, the Gates of Hades are opening soon. See, here is the thing the month of July […]
Don’t let the mind hone in on the obvious Listen with widened burning eyes Scan and build your own narrative An angled guiding hand climbs out from under A burning glow from within forward propels A floating driving essence rightfully emanates Beliefs of promise are […]
The five minutes of prayer and five seconds of clapping while traveling As the plane starts to pick up speed down the runway, slowly people start quieting their plane talk while their heart rate starts to mightily speed up. Look around as the plane speeds up and […]
Quick. There are about 14 hours or less for many of you to complete some of those resolutions you made back in January 2013. Not going to happen? Put your sneakers on! Run a lap and clear your head. Don’t sweat it. Life goes on. Tomorrow is a […]
It is Friday the 13th. Again. It has occurred twice in 2013. Last year, in 2012, it occurred three times. Interestingly, in 2014, it will only occur once. Whew! But then in 2015, we will be faced with that day three times. I don’t know about you all, […]