A Daily Life

I’m a firm believer in acts of random kindness.  It can make such a a big difference in the day, whether you’re the giver or the receiver. I’d explained my thoughts on this topic in an earlier post.  Today I found this website – HelpOthers.org – that encourages readers to write in the kindnesses they’ve […]

When this word came up in the random word selection, I had a fairly strong reaction to it.  I left the word in (sometimes I redo a random choice if the word is too strange or too ordinary), but spent some time considering why I didn’t like it. There are two definitions to the word […]

One journaling exercise that I like is to create a list of 100.  I always start excited to list out 100 things of whatever, only to struggle to complete it.  Today was no different as I did a list of 100 things to be thankful for.  It’s been a good year and I’d like to remember […]

The last few days have had some posts about lack of honesty. Maria Popova, in her blog Brain Pickings, talked about how the Huffington Post over-aggregated a post of hers, i.e., “reposting a reworded article with no substantive additional reporting and no prominent via-link for proper source attribution.”  She went on to a thoughtful analysis of the conflict between […]

Occasionally I’m asked about my blog or how to reach me, so a few months ago I had some Moo cards made up.  They are soooo cool.  They’re a bit pricey, so if you give out a lot of business cards, they’re not the best option.  For someone like me who gives out 2 to 4 […]

The calendar on my desk this year is from the book, Women Who Do Too Much by Anne Wilson Schaef (I’ve linked to the 2012 version).  I’ve like it much better than I expected.  It  has a great deal of wisdom, most of it gentle.  It’s true, it makes sense, but it doesn’t make me feel guilty […]

My high school was an average school with average students.  At least, that’s how I’ve usually thought of it.  Many of had successes and have gone to own businesses, work in various professions, even go to Hollywood (without success).  In general though, few of us have made national news or achieved national prominence. But you […]

I am constantly trying new things and have done so since I was a child when I sewed my own clothes, trained one of my childhood dogs, knitted, crocheted and cooked.  I made candles, did leatherwork, roller skated, ice skated (even some fancy jumps), rode and showed horses, played chess, and did debate.  I even played […]