Into each life a little rain must fall while you try to sleep in the bed you made. You are restless because a rolling stone gathers no moss and it’s hot with two peas in a pod. In the morning, you realize the grass always looks greener on the other side until you put on…
So I was daydreaming today, thinking about all the times of my life. Pictures from my past quizzed my memory like flashcards on my personal history. I laughed, I teared, I sighed, but mostly, I just wished I had a dollar for every time I uttered these phrases: Welcome to Burger King. May I take…
Capella University has an online degree program that they advertise nationally. Their slogan is so simple that it’s brilliant. Capella University-Matter. My first reaction was “are they saying some people don’t matter?” Not sure where that question mark goes relative to the quotation marks but I’m not a Capella grad. Anyway, I cogitated on that…
Wailea opened her eyes and stretched her long, bronze arms until her fingertips scraped the walls of her family’s cave. With a sharp intake of breath, she swallowed the cool wind and forecast the day’s weather. Cool with intermittent showers from lazy clouds. She crawled over her younger brother to the mouth of the cave…
Salvation Army. Goodwill. Mercedes. Stalin. I find it amazing how a name or brand can bring a million images or feelings to mind. Most interesting is how many opportunities we get to influence the perception of others: for better or worse. Those names I listed were just names for years until a pattern of performance…
Disaster in Denver today. A gun man went into a crowded movie premiere for Batman and shot over seventy people, killing several. Every news station has been reporting it since I rose at 6 am. That’s difficult news to digest any time of day but starting my day like that did nothing for my efforts…
I do not find rude awakenings to have nearly the long term impact of slow dawns. For example, a year out of college, I realized my parents were actually able to survive without me. The dishes got washed. Trash day continued to be observed. Their cars got gassed up on the weekend and they managed…
My blog for today is short. I have been trying for quite sometime to create podcast and get them on iTunes. I gave in, gave out, and gave all I had but I never, ever gave up. It’s not a big deal to anyone but me but isn’t that true of so many of our…
> Men do make passes at women who wear glasses. If they are not making passes at you, get new frames. > When in doubt, use this yardstick to gain perspective. There are over 7 billion people in the world. How many are really effected by (insert your big deal here)? > Winter rye is…
I’m curious about the old woman who lived in the shoe. What kind of shoe was it? In storybooks it’s always an old boot but it could have been a pump or Ferragamo two-toned flat. A stiletto wouldn’t have a firm enough foundation to handle all those hungry children running around. Hmmm an athletic shoe…
