This Thanksgiving I went for less. I didn’t feel the need to gorge myself and have 101 different types of pies. Not that I have ever really done that but you get the point. I wanted sinplicity this Thanksgiving as this year has been the total opposite for […]
In college I had a friend who was notoriously bad about song lyrics. She would come up with some of the craziest, wrong lyrics out there. And I don’t mean mistaking “Sweet dreams are made of this” for “Sweet dreams are made of cheese” Her confused, mistaken […]
Two years ago, after I returned from my South Africa trip, my knees were torn and I did close to 50 physical therapy sessions. Yes, I had great health care coverage as they offered even more sessions. I loved those sessions not so much for the physical therapy […]
What else can you sweep under a rug without lifting it up to see what’s under it? Perchance, how many muddied rugs do you have? If you have everything to lose why not go for it? How do you play catch up when you are kept behind the […]
One of the things that amuses me in the workplace, and many things do, is when someone inevitably invokes some nebulous regulation to support whatever wacky thing they want to implement. Sure. Why not? It seems like everyone is now playing a lawyer. Although, more often […]
Often, by the end of the week, I am exhausted and a bit over it all. Whatever “it all” is. Thus, I will at times talk about my pet peeves as the end of the week just amplifies the really annoying things in our lives. And, I have […]
I’d like to swim with the sharks And be the master player Spear the interlopers School the fishies Soak in the blue And sing a pretty siren song Lure in the wayward Ply them with meaning There’s not much more rhyme or reason This world will eat you […]
In California, specifically the southern part, individuals are obsessed with traffic, cars in general, and referring to the highways with a definite article. Everyday we hear how “The 405” is backed up for 20 or more minutes. Numbers are a big deal here in that respect. They […]
To inspire or be inspired To motivate or be motivated To lead or be led To drive or be driven Is it not all one and the same? To be alert or alerted That is a different bit To sing or be serenaded Only if the ears will […]
A few years ago, well a decade or more ago, I learned of the word “inured.” It is what me referred to as a GRE word. You know those fancy test score words. Regardless of when it came into my life, it is an awesome word to know. […]
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